Environmental and biological determinants of Termitomyces species seasonal fructification in central and southern cǒte d'ivoire

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 371-382

  Kone N A ^a   Dosso, K ^a   Konate S ^a   Kouadio, J Y ^a   Linsenmair, K E ^b  

^a Universite d'Abobo Adjame   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alates nuptial flight; Environmental variables; Fungus combs; Fungus growing termites; Seasonal fructification; Termitomyces basidiocarps

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COLONY STRUCTURE; CORRELATION; DATA SET; FUNGUS; HABITAT TYPE; LIFE CYCLE; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STANDARDIZATION; SYMBIOSIS; TERMITE;

COTE D'IVOIRE;

FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMITINAE; TERMITOMYCES;

EID: 79959784354     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-011-0154-1     Document Type: Article

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