Quantitative and qualitative aspects of trail pheromones in Macrotermes subhyalinus (Isoptera, Termitidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 256-262

  Affolter, J ^a   Leuthold, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Exploration; Foraging; Macrotermes; Testing device; Trail pheromones

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PHEROMONE; TERMITE;

ARENA; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES; MACROTERMES SUBHYALINUS; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 0033779966     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001712     Document Type: Article

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