Differentiation between populations of a termite in eastern Africa: Implications for biogeography

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1993-2000

  Wilfert, Lena ^a,d   Kaib, Manfred ^a   Durka, Walter ^b   Brandl, Roland ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

AFLP; Arid corridor; Biogeography; Coastal forests; Guineo Congolian forests; Isoptera; Kenya; Morphometry; Schedorhinotermes lamanianus

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; TERMITE;

AFRICA; COTE D'IVOIRE; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; NAMIB DESERT; NAMIBIA; SAHARA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ISOPTERA; SCHEDORHINOTERMES LAMANIANUS;

EID: 33749549930     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01556.x     Document Type: Article

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