Termite diversity in Brazil (Insecta: Isoptera)

Soil Biodiversity in Amazonian and other Brazilian Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 117-128

  Constantino, R ^a   Acioli, A N S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

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