Husbandry and breeding of African giant termites (Macrotermes jeanneli) at Berne Animal Park

Zoologische

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-37

  Leuthold, Reinhard H ^a   Triet, Hans ^a   Schildger, Bernd ^a  

^a Tierpark Dahlholzli   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Breeding; Husbandry; Isoptera; Macrotermes; Rearing; Reproductive flighting; Termite; Zoo

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANURA; FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES; MACROTERMES JEANNELI;

EID: 3042527547     PISSN: 00445169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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