Modeling social insect populations II: Optimal reproductive strategies in annual eusocial insect colonies

1976/09/01 by S. Macevicz, Stephen Macevicz, George Oster +1 · 4 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Insect and Pesticide Research #Plant and animal studies

paper · doi:10.1007/bf00300068

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