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Barbosa Noll, and Ronaldo Zucchi. "Caste Flexibility and Variation According to the Colony Cycle in the Swarm-founding Wasp, Parachartergus Fraternus (Gribodo) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Epiponini)."
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339:"Spring Behaviour of an Australian Paper Wasp, Polistes humilis synoecus : Colony Founding by Haplometrosis and Utilization of Old Nests"
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Pomeroy, Nelson (1979-08-01). "Brood
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202:Oophagy is used as a synonym of the
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125:Oophagy is thought to occur in all
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444:The Canadian Entomologist
238:Parachartergus fraternus
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987:Antipredator adaptation
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411:Entomological Society
299:Christina L. Conrath.
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409:Journal of the Kansas
370:Leptothorax acervorum
323:Wourms, J. P. (1981)
232:Leptothorax acervorum
193:Slender smooth-hounds
173:), and in the family
139:Alopias superciliosus
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1279:Biology terminology
1088:Kleptopharmacophagy
1002:Carnivorous protist
856:Intraguild predator
456:10.4039/Ent111865-8
254:Xylocopa sulcatipes
249:dominance hierarchy
171:Nebrius ferrugineus
997:Carnivorous fungus
647:Sexual cannibalism
632:Animal cannibalism
497:Feeding behaviours
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992:Carnivorous plant
868:Aquatic predation
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637:Human cannibalism
244:Polistes fuscatus
220:Polistes biglumis
213:, especially the
197:Gollum attenuatus
189:Carcharias taurus
167:tawny nurse shark
155:Isurus oxyrinchus
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974:Trophallaxis
878:Pivot feeder
873:Lunge feeder
851:Egg predator
739:Phagocytosis
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560:Myrmecophagy
550:Molluscivore
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1049:Cannibalism
795:Planktivore
780:Detritivore
775:Coprophagia
765:Bacterivore
760:Microbivory
744:Myzocytosis
703:Nectarivore
693:Graminivore
540:Lepidophagy
535:Insectivore
530:Hematophagy
163:Lamna nasus
131:Lamniformes
1263:Categories
1217:Literature
1200:In fiction
1179:In animals
959:Parasitism
893:Bait balls
883:Ram feeder
815:Plastivore
810:Lithotroph
800:Saprophagy
723:Osteophagy
713:Palynivore
670:Herbivores
601:Paedophagy
575:Spongivore
565:Ophiophagy
505:Carnivores
353:October 9,
279:References
157:) and the
1274:Carnivory
1233:Man-eater
1137:In humans
964:Scavenger
836:Predation
805:Xenophagy
785:Geophagia
770:Fungivore
718:Xylophagy
708:Mellivory
688:Frugivore
683:Florivore
580:Vermivore
570:Piscivore
555:Mucophagy
545:Man-eater
273:Siblicide
159:porbeagle
915:Browsing
790:Omnivore
732:Cellular
678:Folivore
394:53168799
309:3 August
267:See also
77:ovophagy
1186:Poultry
1165:Oceania
1098:Oophagy
1093:Medical
1056:By type
930:Grazing
829:Methods
616:Weaning
596:Oophagy
520:Avivore
149:), the
141:), the
115:phāgein
81:embryos
32:Oophagy
18:Oophaga
1269:Sharks
1191:Spider
1160:Europe
1145:Africa
1127:Sexual
1083:Filial
935:Forage
925:Fodder
753:Others
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127:sharks
109:φᾱγεῖν
89:uterus
72:-ə-jee
1108:human
1073:Endo-
1068:Child
513:adult
390:S2CID
304:(PDF)
85:ovary
75:) or
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1170:List
1155:Asia
1120:list
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