Survey of Social Insects in the Fossil Record

Psyche (New York)

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1978, Pages 85-133

  Burnham, Laurie ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84958731900     PISSN: 00332615     EISSN: 16877438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1978/80816     Document Type: Article

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