Social structure in termite societies

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 1-17

  Noirot, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Bisexual societies; Evolution of polymorphism; Hemimetabolous development; Isoptera

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002048982     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1989.9525528     Document Type: Article

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