Redefining eusociality: Concepts, goals and levels of analysis

Annales Zoologici Fennici

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 573-577

  Lacey, Eileen A ^a   Sherman, Paul W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

EUSOCIALITY;

EID: 30744444159     PISSN: 0003455X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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