Swarming and pairing in the fungus-growing termite, Macrotermes natalensis (Haviland) (Isoptera: Macrotermitinae)

African Entomology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 153-160

  Mitchell, J D ^a  

^a PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Digging in behaviour; Dispersal flights; Pairing behaviour; Swarming; Termite

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES NATALENSIS; MACROTERMITINAE;

EID: 34249305548     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4001/1021-3589-15.1.153     Document Type: Article

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