Comparison of the penetrability of smooth and crushed sand by subterranean termites (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-303

  Myles, Timothy G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0031312953     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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