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Distribution patterns of Paraguayan leaf‐cutting ants (Atta and Acromyrmex) (Formicidae: Attini)

✍ Scribed by Fowler, Harold G.

Book ID
120497988
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Group
Year
1983
Tongue
English
Weight
814 KB
Volume
18
Category
Article
ISSN
0165-0521

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