Evidence for the opposite of the Dear Enemy Phenomenon in termites

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 461-464

  Dunn, Robert ^a   Messier, Samantha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dear Enemy Phenomenon; Isoptera; Nasutitermes corniger; Neighbor recognition; Termites

Indexed keywords

CORNIGER; ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMES CORNIGER;

EID: 0032696752     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020958505815     Document Type: Article

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