Ultrastructure of the frontal gland in Prorhinotermes simplex (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) and quantity of the defensive substance

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 153-163

  Šobotník, Jan ^a   Weyda, František ^b   Hanus, Robert ^a   Kyjaková, Pavlina ^a   Doubský, Jan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Defence secretion; E I nitropentadecene; Frontal gland; Intercaste; Isoptera; Prorhinotermes inopinatus; Prorhinotermes simplex; Rhinotermitidae; Termite; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

SECRETION; TERMITE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

HUMAN ECHOVIRUS 1; ISOPTERA; PRORHINOTERMES; PRORHINOTERMES SIMPLEX; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 1842629632     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2004.020     Document Type: Article

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