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Lifespan and reproduction in a queenless ant

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  1. K. Tsuji

    Present address: Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Toyama University, 930, Toyama, Japan

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  1. LS Verhaltensphysiologie und Soziobiologie, Theodor-Boveri-Institut (Biozentrum), Am Hubland, D-97074, Wurzburg, Germany

    K. Tsuji

  2. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, 606, Kyoto, Japan

    K. Nakata

  3. Verhaltensphysiologie und Soziobiologie, Theodor-Boveri-Institut (Biozentrum), Am Hubland, D-97074, Würzburg, Germany

    J. Heinze

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Tsuji, K., Nakata, K. & Heinze, J. Lifespan and reproduction in a queenless ant. Naturwissenschaften 83, 577–578 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01141985

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