LOAD SIZE SELECTION BY FORAGING LEAF-CUTTER ANTS (ATTA, CEPHALOTES)

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RUDOLPH, SG [1 ]
LOUDON, C [1 ]
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[1] DUKE UNIV, DEPT ZOOL, DURHAM, NC 27706 USA
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10.1111/j.1365-2311.1986.tb00319.x
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