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Functional morphology of the metapleural gland in the leaf-cutting antAcromyrmex octospinosus

✍ Scribed by A.N.M. Bot; M.L. Obermayer; B. Hölldobler; J.J. Boomsma

Book ID
105741119
Publisher
Springer
Year
2001
Tongue
English
Weight
102 KB
Volume
48
Category
Article
ISSN
0020-1812

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