Effects of inundation and salt on the survival of ants in a sandy coastal plain

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Effects of inundation and salt on the survival of ants in a sandy coastal plain. / BOOMSMA, J. J.; ISAAKS, J. A.

I: Ecological Entomology, Bind 7, Nr. 2, 05.1982, s. 121-130.

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BOOMSMA, JJ & ISAAKS, JA 1982, 'Effects of inundation and salt on the survival of ants in a sandy coastal plain', Ecological Entomology, bind 7, nr. 2, s. 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.1982.tb00650.x

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BOOMSMA, J. J., & ISAAKS, J. A. (1982). Effects of inundation and salt on the survival of ants in a sandy coastal plain. Ecological Entomology, 7(2), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.1982.tb00650.x

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BOOMSMA JJ, ISAAKS JA. Effects of inundation and salt on the survival of ants in a sandy coastal plain. Ecological Entomology. 1982 maj;7(2):121-130. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.1982.tb00650.x

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BOOMSMA, J. J. ; ISAAKS, J. A. / Effects of inundation and salt on the survival of ants in a sandy coastal plain. I: Ecological Entomology. 1982 ; Bind 7, Nr. 2. s. 121-130.

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