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Pemphigus “soldiers” and a defence of the generation-packing hypothesis: A response to Itô and Akimoto

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  1. Laboratory of Biology, College of General Education, Rissho University, Magechi 1700, 360-01, Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan

    Shigeyuki Aoki

  2. Laboratory of Nature Conservation, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo Noko University, Fuchu, 183, Tokyo, Japan

    Utako Kurosu

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Aoki, S., Kurosu, U. Pemphigus “soldiers” and a defence of the generation-packing hypothesis: A response to Itô and Akimoto. J. Ethol. 6, 65–67 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02348865

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