Identification of termite species and subspecies of the genus Zootermopsis using near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-7

  Aldrich, Benjamin T ^a,b   Maghirang, Elizabeth B ^c   Dowell, Floyd E ^c   Kambhampati, Srinivas ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neural network; Species identification; Z. n. nevadensis; Z. n. nuttingi; Zootermopsis angusticollis; Zootermopsis laticeps; Zootermopsis nevadensis

Indexed keywords

HODOTERMITIDAE; ISOPTERA; TERMOPSIDAE; ZOOTERMOPSIS; ZOOTERMOPSIS ANGUSTICOLLIS; ZOOTERMOPSIS LATICEPS; ZOOTERMOPSIS NEVADENSIS;

EID: 34147107490     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.007.1801     Document Type: Article

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