Fast marking of termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 517-523

  Evans, T A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coptotermes; Fat stains; Mark recapture; Population estimate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034339824     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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