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Title: Relatedness within colonies of three North American species of carpenter ants (Subgenus: Camponotus) and a comparison with relatedness estimates across Formicinae
Award ID(s):
1953688
PAR ID:
10446700
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Insectes Sociaux
Volume:
70
Issue:
2
ISSN:
0020-1812
Page Range / eLocation ID:
191 to 202
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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