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Crowding increases foraging efficiency in the leaf-cutting antAtta colombica

✍ Scribed by A. Dussutour; S. Beshers; J.-L. Deneubourg; V. Fourcassié


Publisher
Springer
Year
2007
Tongue
English
Weight
255 KB
Volume
54
Category
Article
ISSN
0020-1812

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