Genetic distance between nests and population genetic diversity of Nasutitermes nigriceps and N. corniger (Isoptera: Termitidae) in Guatemala using AFLP markers

Sociobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 663-672

  García, Julio ^a   Maekawa, Kiyoto ^a   Miura, Toru ^a   Constantino, Reginaldo ^b   Matsumoto, Tadao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORNIGER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMES; NASUTITERMES CORNIGER; NASUTITERMES NIGRICEPS; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 0038606775     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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