An updated guide to study polyandry in soc ial insec ts

Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-8

  Jaffé, Rodolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Effective paternity; Multiple mating; Multiple paternity; Polyandry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901790714     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v61i1.1-8     Document Type: Review

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