Epigenetics: The making of ant castes

Current Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 19, 2012, Pages

  Chittka, Alexandra ^a,b   Wurm, Yannick ^c   Chittka, Lars ^c  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84867376651     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.07.045     Document Type: Short Survey

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