Body Size and Termite Evolution
β Scribed by Christine A. Nalepa
- Book ID
- 107472942
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 360 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0071-3260
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