Caste differences in feeding and trophallaxis in the western drywood termite, Incisitermes minor (Hagen) (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 244-249

  Cabrera, B J ^a   Rust, M K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Incisitermes minor; Rubidium; Termites; Tracer; Transfer efficiency

Indexed keywords

BEE; BODY SIZE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

JAPAN;

HYMENOPTERA; INCISITERMES MINOR;

EID: 0032802543     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050141     Document Type: Article

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