Colony Foundation in Leafcutting Ants: The Perils of Polygyny in Atta Laevigata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Colony Foundation in Leafcutting Ants: The Perils of Polygyny in Atta Laevigata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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Main Author:	Alex C. Mintzer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 1991-01-01
Series:	Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1991/71624
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