Intercolony Aggression in Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 651-661

  Fisher, Marc L ^a   Gold, Roger E ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0344962430     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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