Biodiversity of termites in agro-ecosystem and relation between their niche breadth and pest status

Journal of Entomology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 250-258

  Kumar, Dolly ^a   Pardeshi, M ^b  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^b Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology   (India)

Author keywords

Agro ecosystem; Niche breadth; Pest; Termite

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ISOPTERA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77958124228     PISSN: 18125670     EISSN: 18125689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/je.2011.250.258     Document Type: Article

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