Evaluating the role of reproductive constraints in ant social evolution.

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Published in Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci on February 27, 2010

Authors

Abderrahman Khila1, Ehab Abouheif

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biology, McGill University, Avenue Dr Penfield, Montreal, Quebec H3A1B1, Canada. abderrahman.khila@mcgill.ca

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