Effect of moisture and relative humidity on survival and feeding activity of the Asian subterranean termite, Coptotermes gestroi (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 579-587

  Kulis, Januarie ^a   Sajap, Ahmad Said ^a   Loong, Cheong Yew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES GESTROI; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 56049120346     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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