The role of colony organization on pathogen transmission in social insects.

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• Publication year

  2002

• Venue

  Journal of Theoretical Biology

• Publication date

  2002-04-21

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1006/JTBI.2001.2524PMID 12069487
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