Structure and dynamics of the arboreal termite community in New Guinean coconut plantations

Biotropica

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 193-203

  Leponce, Maurice ^a   Roisin, Yves ^a,b   Pasteels, Jacques M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coconut plantations; Interspecific competition; Isoptera; Microcerotermes; Mosaic distribution; Nasutitermes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004887974     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1997.tb00024.x     Document Type: Article

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