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Dysfunctional reproductive physiology, and not reproductive activation, triggers policing in experimental colonies of the clonal ant Cerapachys biroi

Serafino Teseo Laboratoire d’Ethologie Expérimentale et Comparée; EA4443; Université Paris 13; Sorbonne Paris Cité; Villetaneuse, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Emmanuel Lecoutey Laboratoire d’Ethologie Expérimentale et Comparée; EA4443; Université Paris 13; Sorbonne Paris Cité; Villetaneuse, France
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Pierre Blacher Laboratoire d’Ethologie Expérimentale et Comparée; EA4443; Université Paris 13; Sorbonne Paris Cité; Villetaneuse, France
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Pierre Jaisson Laboratoire d’Ethologie Expérimentale et Comparée; EA4443; Université Paris 13; Sorbonne Paris Cité; Villetaneuse, France
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Nicolas Châline Laboratoire d’Ethologie Expérimentale et Comparée; EA4443; Université Paris 13; Sorbonne Paris Cité; Villetaneuse, France; Departamento de Biologia; FFCLRP; Universidade de São Paulo (USP); Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Article: e24954 | Received 28 Mar 2013, Accepted 06 May 2013, Published online: 21 May 2013

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