Water supply during building activities in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes santonensis de Feytaud (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 192-193

  Grube, S ^a   Rudolph, D ^a  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Building behaviour; Isoptera; Reticulitermes; Rhinotermitidae; Water sacs

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; NESTING; TERMITE; WATER SUPPLY;

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES SANTONENSIS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0033065884     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050132     Document Type: Article

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