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BMC Developmental Biology

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Antigenic properties of Borrelia burgdorferi isolated from Ixodes ovatus and Ixodes persulcatus in Hokkaido, Japan

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Soldier Morphogenesis in the Damp‐<scp>W</scp>ood Termite Is Regulated by the Insulin Signaling Pathway

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Social dominance and reproductive differentiation mediated by dopaminergic signaling in a queenless ant

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Ant circadian activity associated with brood care type

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Biology Letters

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