Seasonal variation of critical thermal limits and temperature tolerance in formosan and eastern subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-205

  Hu, Xing Ping ^a   Appel, Arthur G ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coptotermes formosanus; Habitat temperature; Reticulitermes flavipes; Seasonal variation; Thermal tolerances

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; TERMITE;

COPTOTERMES; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 1942537629     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-33.2.197     Document Type: Article

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