Intercolony agonism and protein variation based on environmental cues in Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 615-625

  He, Huangying ^a   Mo, Jianchu ^a   Pan, Chengyuan ^a   Zhang, Shimiao ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coptotermes formosanus; Environmental cue; Intercolony agonism; Protein variation

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 28444489303     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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