Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in the New Zealand dampwood termite (Stolotermes ruficeps)

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-95

  Reid, Nicola M ^a   Lloyd Jones, Gareth ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gut community; NifH; Termopsidae; Wood decay; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

COCKROACH; NITROGEN FIXATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STOMACH CONTENT; SYMBIOSIS; TERMITE; WOODY DEBRIS;

BLATTARIA; CRYPTOCERCUS; HODOTERMITIDAE; ISOPTERA; KALOTERMITIDAE; STOLOTERMES; TERMOPSIDAE;

EID: 67649526208     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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