On the production ecology of Lasius niger ( Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in successive coastal dune valleys ( Lasius flavus).

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On the production ecology of Lasius niger ( Hymenoptera : Formicidae) in successive coastal dune valleys ( Lasius flavus). / Boomsma, J. J.; Van Der Lee, G. A.; Van Der Have, T. M.

In: Journal of Animal Ecology, Vol. 51, No. 3, 1982, p. 975-991.

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Boomsma, JJ, Van Der Lee, GA & Van Der Have, TM 1982, 'On the production ecology of Lasius niger ( Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in successive coastal dune valleys ( Lasius flavus).', Journal of Animal Ecology, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 975-991. https://doi.org/10.2307/4017

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Boomsma, J. J., Van Der Lee, G. A., & Van Der Have, T. M. (1982). On the production ecology of Lasius niger ( Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in successive coastal dune valleys ( Lasius flavus). Journal of Animal Ecology, 51(3), 975-991. https://doi.org/10.2307/4017

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Boomsma JJ, Van Der Lee GA, Van Der Have TM. On the production ecology of Lasius niger ( Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in successive coastal dune valleys ( Lasius flavus). Journal of Animal Ecology. 1982;51(3):975-991. https://doi.org/10.2307/4017

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Boomsma, J. J. ; Van Der Lee, G. A. ; Van Der Have, T. M. / On the production ecology of Lasius niger ( Hymenoptera : Formicidae) in successive coastal dune valleys ( Lasius flavus). In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 1982 ; Vol. 51, No. 3. pp. 975-991.

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