The Genetics of Division of Labour in Honey Bee Colonies

Advances in Insect Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue C, 1991, Pages 117-169

  Page, Robert E ^a   Robinson, Gene E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 77956730066     PISSN: 00652806     EISSN: 22136800     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2806(08)60093-4     Document Type: Article

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