Influence of different substrate moistures on wood consumption and movement patterns of microcerotermes crassus and Coptotermes gestroi (Blattodea: Termitidae, Rhinotermitidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 437-442

  Wong, Nellie ^a   Lee, Chow Yang ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Coptotermes gestroi; Microcerotermes crassus; Moisture; Tunneling activity; Wood consumption

Indexed keywords

BLATTARIA; COPTOTERMES GESTROI; ISOPTERA; MICROCEROTERMES CRASSUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE; TERMITIDAE;

SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ISOPTERA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; WOOD;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ISOPTERA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER; WOOD;

EID: 77952313592     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC09259     Document Type: Article

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