Thermoregulation and ventilation of termite mounds

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 212-219

  Korb, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEST STRUCTURE; TERMITE; THERMOREGULATION; VENTILATION;

ASSISTED VENTILATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; ISOPTERA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NESTING; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; REVIEW; SAVANNA; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES; MACROTERMES BELLICOSUS; MACROTERMITINAE; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 0038519576     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-002-0401-4     Document Type: Review

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