Intercolony agonism in the subterranean termite Odontotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Termitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 867-880

  Huang, Qiu Ying ^a   Chen, Yan ^a   Li, Jun Hui ^b   Lei, Chao Liang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Bureau of Water Conservancy of Hubei Province   (China)

Author keywords

Caste; Colony fusion; Intercolony agonism; Odontotermes formosanus

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; ODONTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 35948936360     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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