Differentiation of apicotermitinae (Isoptera: Termitidae) Termite species through esterases

Sociobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 805-813

  Lopes, Denise Alves ^a   Ruvolo Takasusuki, Maria C C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anoplotermes; Isoenzymes; Ruptitermes; Soldierless; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANOPLOTERMES; APICOTERMITINAE; ISOPTERA; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 77953283581     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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