Effect of tree size and growth form on the presence and activity of arboreal termites (Insecta: Isoptera) in the atlantic rain forest

Sociobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 421-431

  Gonçalves, Teresa Telles ^a   DeSouza, Og ^a   Reis Jr , Ronaldo ^a   Ribeiro, Sérvio Pontes ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Circumference at breast height; Isoptera; Microcerotermes; Nasutitermes; Tree architecture; Tree height

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; ISOPTERA; MICROCEROTERMES; NASUTITERMES;

EID: 25444528993     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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