Mate number, kin selection and social con ̄icts in stingless bees and honeybees
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John M. Peters1, David C. Queller1*, Vera L. Imperatriz-Fonseca2, David W. Roubik3 and Joan E. Strassmann1 1Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Rice University, POBox 1892, Houston,TX 77251-1892, USA 2Departamento de Ecologia Geral, Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade de Sa¬ o Paulo, Rua do Matao-Travessa 14, SP 05508-900, Sa¬ o Paulo, Brasil 3SmithsonianTropical Research Institute, Apartado 2072, Balboa, Republic of Panama
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تاریخ انتشار 1999