Modulated effect of the termite Ancistrotermes cavithorax (Isoptera, Macrotermitinae) on soil properties according to the structures built

Sociobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 403-412

  Jouquet, Pascal ^a   Mery, Thomas ^a   Rouland, Corinne ^b   Lepage, Michel ^c  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^c RD ^*  (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Biological requirements; Building activity; Macrotermitinae; Soil properties; Termites

Indexed keywords

ANCISTROTERMES CAVITHORAX; FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMITINAE;

EID: 0041698285     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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