Effect of termite soldiers on the foraging behavior of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in the presence of predatory ants

Sociobiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-253

  Cornelius, Mary L ^a   Grace, J Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

Author keywords

Formosan subterranean termite; Pheidole megacephala; Predation

Indexed keywords

ANT; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; FORMOSAN SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE; SOLDIER;

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; ISOPTERA; PHEIDOLE MEGACEPHALA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0031390638     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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