Arboreal thorn-dwelling ants coexisting on the savannah ant-plant, Vachellia erioloba, use domatia morphology to select nest sites

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Insectes Sociaux

• Publication date

  2013-07-10

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s00040-013-0307-5
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