Evaluation of mark-release-recapture methods for estimating forager population size of subterranean termite (isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) colonies

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 938-951

  Thorne, Barbara L ^a   Russek Cohen, Estelle ^a   Forschler, Brian T ^b   Breisch, Nancy L ^a   Traniello, James F A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capture recapture; Mark release recapture; Reticulitermes; Subterranean termites

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030483397     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.5.938     Document Type: Review

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