Chemical Signals Inducing Attraction and Alarm in European Reticulitermes Termites (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 675-691

  Reinhard, Judith ^a,c   Quintana, Alexandre ^a,b   Sreng, Leam ^a   Clément, Jean Luc ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE PIERRE FABRE   (France)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES BANYULENSIS; RETICULITERMES GRASSEI; RETICULITERMES LUCIFUGUS; RETICULITERMES SANTONENSIS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0344531518     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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