Reproductive decision-making in the termite, Cryptotermes secundus (Kalotermitidae), under variable food conditions

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 390-395

  Korb, Judith ^a   Lenz, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eusocial insects; Evolution; Food availability; Termite

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EVOLUTION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

CRYPTOTERMES; CRYPTOTERMES SECUNDUS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; KALOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 2442499707     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arh033     Document Type: Article

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