Composition of cuticular hydrocarbons in the Australian harvester termite Drepanotermes perniger (Isoptera: Termitidae): Variation among individuals, castes, colonies and locations

Sociobiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-193

  Brown, W V ^a   Watson, J A L ^b   Lacey, M J ^a   Morton, R ^a   Miller, L R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CSIRO Biometrics Unit ^*

Author keywords

Australia; Castes; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Discriminant analysis; Drepanotermes perniger; Insects; Isoptera; Termites

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013322017     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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