Genetic relationship of Nasutitermes populations from southern Brazil (Isoptera: Termitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 343-349

  Collet, T ^a   Ruvolo Takasusuki, M C C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORNIGER; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMES; NASUTITERMES CORNIGER; NASUTITERMES EPHRATAE; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 0043201287     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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