Termites (Isoptera) as food in the Luhya Community (Western Kenya)

Sociobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 831-845

  Kagezi, Godfrey Hurbby ^a   Kaib, Manfred ^b   Nyeko, Philip ^c   Brandl, Roland ^d  

^a Faculty of Biology   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Education; Indigenous knowledge; Luhya language; Termite species

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMITINAE;

EID: 77953251201     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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