Damage pattern and nesting characteristic of Coptotermes curvignathus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in oil palm on peat

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 420-427

  Chan, Seow Phan ^a   Bong, Choon Fah J ^a   Lau, Wei Hong ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCE   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Coptotermes curvignathus; Damage pattern; Nesting characteristic; Oil palm

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957556289     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2011.420.427     Document Type: Article

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