Mandibular gland chemistry of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 543-552

  Mo, Jianchu ^a   Chen, Chunrun ^a   Pan, Chengyuan ^a   Cheng, Jingli ^a   Teng, Li ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Compound composition; Coptotermes formosanus; Mandibular gland; Worker

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 33748905378     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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