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Weaver ants (Oecophylla). / Offenberg, Joachim.
Encyclopedia of Social Insects. ed. / Christopher K. Starr. Cham: Springer, 2020.

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Offenberg, J 2020, Weaver ants (Oecophylla). in CK Starr (ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4

APA

Offenberg, J. (2020). Weaver ants (Oecophylla). In C. K. Starr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Insects Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4

CBE

Offenberg J. 2020. Weaver ants (Oecophylla). Starr CK, editor. In Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4

MLA

Offenberg, Joachim "Weaver ants (Oecophylla)". Starr, Christopher K. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Cham: Springer. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4

Vancouver

Offenberg J. Weaver ants (Oecophylla). In Starr CK, editor, Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Cham: Springer. 2020 doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4

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Offenberg, Joachim. / Weaver ants (Oecophylla). Encyclopedia of Social Insects. editor / Christopher K. Starr. Cham : Springer, 2020.

Bibtex

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