Termite swarming in the Northeastern Atlantic rain forest of Brazil

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 76-87

  Da Silva Medeiros, Lucilene Gomes ^a   Bandeira, Adelmar Gomes ^a   Martius, Christopher ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alates; Atlantic rain forest; Brazil; Reproduction; Swarming season; Termites

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; KALOTERMITIDAE; RHINOTERMITIDAE; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 0033177980     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/snfe.34.2.76.2103     Document Type: Article

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