Morphology of the nymphoid replacement reproductives in the neotropical termite Armitermes euamignathus (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-141

  Costa Leonardo, Ana M ^a   Barsotti, Raquel C ^a   Soares, Helena X ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Armitermes; Isoptera; Nymphoids; Replacement reproductives; Termite

Indexed keywords

ARMITERMES EUAMIGNATHUS;

EID: 0032996862     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199902)239:2<131::AID-JMOR2>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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