Body size and energy use in termites (Isoptera): The responses of soil feeders and wood feeders differ in a tropical forest assemblage

Oikos

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 525-530

  Eggleton, Paul ^a   Davies, Richard G ^a   Bignell, David E ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; ENERGY USE; SOIL FEEDER; TERMITE; WOOD FEEDER;

CAMEROON; MBALMAYO FOREST RESERVE;

ISOPTERA;

EID: 0031971443     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546772     Document Type: Article

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