Genetic diversity of Reticulitermes termites (Isoptera Rhinotermitidae) from Lake Wedington, Arkansas

Sociobiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-106

  Szalanski, Allen L ^a   Austin, James W ^b   McKern, Jackie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Arkansas; DNA sequence; Reticulitermes

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RETICULITERMES HAGENI; RETICULITERMES VIRGINICUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 47949102343     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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