Behavior, color changes, and predation risk induced by Acanthocephalan parasitism in the Caribbean Termite nasutitermes acajutlae

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 128-135

  Fuller, Claire A ^a   Rock, Phillip ^b   Philips, Taetia ^b  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERMEDIATE HOST; PREDATION RISK; TERMITE;

VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ACANTHOCEPHALA (WORMS); ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ANIMALIA; ANOLIS; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMES; NASUTITERMES ACAJUTLAE; SQUAMATA; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 0037965964     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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