Effects of sugar-treated foods on preference and nitrogen fixation in Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) and Reticulitermes virginicus (Banks) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-85

  Waller, Deborah A ^a   Curtis, Anthony D ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylene reduction; Reticulitermes; Sugar

Indexed keywords

FOOD PREFERENCE; NITROGEN FIXATION; SUGAR; TERMITE;

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RETICULITERMES VIRGINICUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0037220960     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2003)096[0081:EOSTFO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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