The taxonomic status of pest species of Coptotermes in Southeast Asia: Resolving the paradox in the pest status of the termites, Coptotermes gestroi, C. havilandi and C. travians (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-63

  Kirton, Laurence G ^a   Brown, Valerie K ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES; COPTOTERMES GESTROI; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0038068993     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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