Nestmate recognition mediated by intestinal bacteria in a termite, Reticulitermes speratus

Oikos

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 20-26

  Matsuura, K ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL CUE; COLONY STRUCTURE; MATE RECOGNITION; TERMITE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES SPERATUS;

EID: 0035131833     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2001.920103.x     Document Type: Article

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