Longevity of kings and queens and first time of production of fertile progeny in dampwood termite (Isoptera; Termopsidae; Zootermopsis) colonies with different reproductive structures

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1030-1041

  Thorne, Barbara L ^a   Breisch, Nancy L ^a   Haverty, Michael I ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dampwood termite; Demography; Incipient colonies; Intraspecific competition

Indexed keywords

COLONY FOUNDING; DEMOGRAPHY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LONGEVITY; REPRODUCTION; TERMITE;

ANIMALIA; HODOTERMITIDAE; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; TERMOPSIDAE; ZOOTERMOPSIS; ZOOTERMOPSIS NEVADENSIS;

EID: 0036850254     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2002.00666.x     Document Type: Article

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