Agonism and resource partitioning of subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), Reticulitermes flavipes and R. tibialis in a laboratory assay

Sociobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 315-327

  Green, Jody M ^a   Scharf, Michael E ^b   Bennett, Gary W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic behavior; Flavipes; Resource partitioning; Reticulitermes; Tibialis

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RETICULITERMES TIBIALIS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 33645782996     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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