Age related polyethism and activity rhythms in the nest of the termite Macrotermes bellicosus (Isoptera, Termitidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 392-397

  Hinze, B ^a,b   Leuthold, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Centre Suisse de Recherche Scientifique   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Age; Circadian; Division of labour; Foraging activity; Macrotermes bellicosus

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AGE; LABOR DIVISION; TERMITE;

ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES BELLICOSUS; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 0032723030     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050162     Document Type: Article

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