Termites (Isoptera): Their phylogeny, classification, and rise to ecological dominance

American Museum Novitates

Volumn , Issue 3650, 2009, Pages 1-27

  Engel, Michael S ^a,b   Grimaldi, David A ^a   Krishna, Kumar ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 58249112569     PISSN: 00030082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/651.1     Document Type: Article

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