Notes on the foraging behaviour and taxonomy of the southeast asian termite longipeditermes longipes (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1357-1366

  Hoare, A ^a,c   Jones, D T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foraging; Isoptera; Longipeditermes; Termite columns; Trails

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; TAXONOMY; TERMITE;

BORNEO; INDONESIA; KALIMANTAN;

ISOPTERA; LONGIPEDITERMES LONGIPES; LONGIPEDITERMES MANDIBULATUS; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 0031857072     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939800770681     Document Type: Article

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