Relation between termite numbers and the size of their mounds

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 303-316

  Josens, G ^a   Soki, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b Universidade Agostinho Neto   (Angola)

Author keywords

Gas exchanges; Population; Termitidae; Volume regulation

Indexed keywords

GAS EXCHANGE; HABITAT TYPE; META-ANALYSIS; NEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION; TERMITE; VOLUME CHANGE;

ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES; NASUTITERMES; TERMITIDAE; TERMITINAE; TRINERVITERMES;

EID: 77953872249     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0085-2     Document Type: Article

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