Termite nest structure and impact on the soil at the radar site, Embakasi, Kenya (Isoptera: Termitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 521-524

  Darlington, J P E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clay; Fungus combs and chambers; Gilgai; Macrotermitinae; Odontotermes montanus; Termitidae; Weathering

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMITINAE; ODONTOTERMES MONTANUS; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 18944404948     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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