Two simple movement mechanisms for spatial division of labour in social insects

Autor: Thomas O. Richardson, Nathalie Stroeymeyt, Alessandro Crespi, Laurent Keller
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34706-7
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