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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. insect sociobiology
  3. polyethism
  1. Fields of Study
  2. sociobiology
  3. insect sociobiology
  4. polyethism

Preferred term

polyethism

Type

  • Topic

Definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • division of labor (social insects)

In other languages

  • polietismo

    Spanish

  • división del trabajo (insectos sociales)

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/34156

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