LEAF TOUGHNESS AFFECTS LEAF HARVESTING BY THE LEAF CUTTER ANT, ATTA-CEPHALOTES (L) (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE)

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NICHOLSORIANS, CM
SCHULTZ, JC
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10.2307/2388446
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Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
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