Social insects: from selfish genes to self organisation and beyond

Jacobus Jan Boomsma; Nigel R. Franks

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2006.04.001

Social insects: from selfish genes to self organisation and beyond

Jacobus Jan Boomsma, Nigel R. Franks

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Abstract

Udgivelsesdato: June 2006

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Vol/bind	21
Udgave nummer	6
Sider (fra-til)	303-308
ISSN	0169-5347
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2006.04.001
Status	Udgivet - 2006

Adgang til dokumentet

10.1016/j.tree.2006.04.001

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