The nonlinear dynamics of survival and social facilitation in termites

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 373-380

  Miramontes, Octavio ^a,c   DeSouza, Og ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; INSECT; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SURVIVAL;

INSECTA; ISOPTERA;

EID: 0030596733     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0138     Document Type: Article

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