Describing the spatial and social organization of formosan subterranean termite colonies in Armstrong Park, New Orleans

Sociobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1 A, 2003, Pages 61-65

  Husseneder, C ^a   Grace, J K ^a   Messenger, M T ^b   Vargo, E L ^c   Su, N Y ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b City of New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0037282752     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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