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An Evolutionary Perspective on Self-Organized Division of Labor in Social Insects

✍ Scribed by Duarte, Ana; Weissing, Franz J.; Pen, Ido; Keller, Laurent


Book ID
119963706
Publisher
Annual Reviews
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
329 KB
Volume
42
Category
Article
ISSN
1543-592X

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