Foraging, nesting and damage caused by Microtermes subhyalinus (Isoptera: Termitidae) in a sugarcane plantation in the Central African Republic

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 387-395

  Mora, P ^a   Rouland, C ^a   Renoux, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

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EID: 0039362814     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300034970     Document Type: Article

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