Social facilitation affecting tolerance to poisoning in termites (Insecta, Isoptera)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-24

  DeSouza, O ^a   Miramontes, O ^b   Santos, C A ^a   Bernardo, D L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Group effects; Insecticide; Physiological stress; Social facilitation; Termites

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GROUP SIZE; POISONING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERMITE; TOLERANCE;

CORNITERMES CUMULANS; ISOPTERA;

EID: 0035085340     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001739     Document Type: Article

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