Lack of aggression and spatial association of colony members in Reticulitermes flavipes

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 121-126

  Bulmer, M S ^a   Traniello, J F A ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Colony structure; Nestmate agonism; Nestmate discrimination; Termites

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES;

EID: 0036091344     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014440414618     Document Type: Article

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