CASTE DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS OF Cortaritermes fulviceps (BLATTODEA, TERMITIDAE).
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عنوان ژورنال: BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE - Revista de Agricultura
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2318-2407,0034-7655
DOI: 10.37856/bja.v92i1.3301