Yearly variation in polygyny in the termite Macrotermes michaelseni (Sjöstedt)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 294-298

  Brandl, R ^a   Hacker, M ^b   Bagine, R K N ^c   Kaib, M ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

El Ni o event; Macrotermitinae; Mutilation; Number of queens; Primary production; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

EL NINO; POLYGYNY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RAINFALL; REPRODUCTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TERMITE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES; MACROTERMES MICHAELSENI; MACROTERMITINAE; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 4344700744     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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