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Temporary social parasitism in the enslaving ant speciesFormica sanguinea Latreille: an important discovery related to the evolution of dulosis inFormica ants

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    Fuminori Ito & Seigo Higashi

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Ito, F., Higashi, S. Temporary social parasitism in the enslaving ant speciesFormica sanguinea Latreille: an important discovery related to the evolution of dulosis inFormica ants. J. Ethol. 8, 33–35 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02350128

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