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Miyano, S. Colony development, worker behavior and male production in orphan colonies of a Japanese paper wasp,Polistes chinensis antennalis Pérez (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Res Popul Ecol 28, 347–361 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02515460
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