Sampling subterranean termite species diversity and activity in tropical savannas: An assessment of different bait choices

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 397-404

  Dawes Gromadzki, Tracy Z ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baiting; Foraging activity; Isoptera; Northern Australia; Savanna; Species diversity; Subterranean termites; Termite sampling; Termites; Wood feeding

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BAIT; SAMPLING; SAVANNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TERMITE;

AUSTRALIA;

ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0042073176     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2003.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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