Influence of the labial gland's semiochemicals on the feeding behavior of Coptotermes havilandi (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 485-493

  Casarin, Fabiana Elaine ^a   Arab, Alberto ^a   Costa Leonardo, Ana Maria ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Food consumption; Phagostimulant; Termites

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES; COPTOTERMES HAVILANDI; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0043201176     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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