Feeding activities of Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki and Reticulitermes speratus (Kolbe) as affected by moisture content of wood

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 60-65

  Nakayama, Tomoe ^a   Yoshimura, Tsuyoshi ^a   Imamura, Yuji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coptotermes formosanus; Feeding activity; Moisture content; Reticulitermes speratus

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE; WATER;

C. FORMOSANUS; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS SHIRAKI; FEEDING ACTIVITIES; RETICULITERMES SPERATUS;

WOOD;

MOISTURE CONTENT; WATER; WOOD;

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES SPERATUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 17044431910     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-003-0612-0     Document Type: Article

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