Next article No AccessGroup Form and Causes of Working Inefficiency in the Ant Myrmica rubra L.M. V. BrianM. V. Brian Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Volume 29, Number 3Jul., 1956 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/physzool.29.3.30155336 Views: 5Total views on this site Citations: 24Citations are reported from Crossref Journal History This article was published in Physiological Zoology (1928-1998), which is continued by Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (1999-present). PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Robert L. Jeanne, Kevin J. Loope, Andrew M. Bouwma, Erik V. Nordheim, Michael L. 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