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Lethal fighting among dimorphic males of the ant, Cardiocondyla wroughtonii

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We thank James Trager and Mark Deyrup for collecting colonies, and the Archbold Biological Station for use of its facilities. K. Kinomura and K. Yamauchi have recently and independently discovered fighting among males of this species in Japan.

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Stuart, R.J., Francoeur, A. & Loiselle, R. Lethal fighting among dimorphic males of the ant, Cardiocondyla wroughtonii . Naturwissenschaften 74, 548–549 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00367076

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