Evolution of eusociality and the soldier caste in termites: Influence of intraspecific competition and accelerated inheritance

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  2003

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  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

• Publication date

  2003-10-10

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  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1073/pnas.2133530100PMID 14555764PMCID PMC240700
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