The biology and natural history of Aphaenogaster rudis

Psyche (London)

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Lubertazzi, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHAENOGASTER; APHAENOGASTER RUDIS; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 84858145958     PISSN: 00332615     EISSN: 16877438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/752815     Document Type: Article

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