Acanthocephalan (Oligacanthorhynchidae) parasitism of the Caribbean termite Nasutitermes acajutlae: Implications for reproductive success

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 215-220

  Fuller, C A ^a   Jeyasingh, P D ^a  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthocephala; Caribbean; Nasutitermes; Parasite; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITISM; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOCIAL INSECT; TERMITE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

ACANTHOCEPHALA; ACANTHOCEPHALUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMES; NASUTITERMES ACAJUTLAE; OLIGACANTHORHYNCHIDAE; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 4344632192     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0727-8     Document Type: Article

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