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Polygyny, oviposition, life cycle and longevity of the three subspecies of leaf-cutting ants, Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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Forti, Luiz Carlos, Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Protti de Andrade, Ana Paula, Caldato, Nadia, Sousa, Kátia Kaelly Andrade, Silva, Aline de Amorim Costa da, Ramos, Vânia Maria (2019): Polygyny, oviposition, life cycle and longevity of the three subspecies of leaf-cutting ants, Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Natural History 52 (47-48): 3005-3016, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2019.1569271, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2019.1569271

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