Foraging populations of Coptotermes gestroi (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in an urban area

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1485-1490

  Sornnuwat, Yupaporn ^a   Tsunoda, Kunio ^b   Yoshimura, Tsuyoshi ^b   Takahashi, Munezoh ^b   Vongkaluang, Charunee ^a  

^a ROYAL FOREST DEPARTMENT   (Thailand)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

foraging population; subterranean termite; triple mark recapture technique

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES GESTROI; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0030482552     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/89.6.1485     Document Type: Article

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