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Social Life in Arid Environments: The Case Study of Cataglyphis Ants

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Boulay, Raphaël, Aron, Serge, Cerdá, Xim, Doums, Claudie, Graham, Paul, Monnin, Thibaud (2017): Social Life in Arid Environments: The Case Study of Cataglyphis Ants. Annual Review of Entomology 62: 305-321, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-031616-034941

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