Observation of feeding behavior of three termite (isoptera) species: Incisitermes minor, Coptotermes formosanus, and Reticulitermes speratus

Sociobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 121-134

  Indrayani, Yuliati ^a   Yoshimura, Tsuyoshi ^a   Yanase, Yoshiyuki ^b   Fujii, Yoshihisa ^b   Matsuoka, Hiroaki ^c   Imamura, Yuji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Sankyo Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acoustic Emission (AE); CCD camera; Kalotermitidae; Pest termite; Rhinotermitidae; Type of feeding behavior

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; INCISITERMES MINOR; ISOPTERA; KALOTERMITIDAE; RETICULITERMES SPERATUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 34147112193     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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