Ecology, behavior and evolution of disease resistance in termites

Biology of Termites: A Modern Synthesis

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 165-191

  Rosengaus, Rebeca B ^a   Traniello, James F A ^b   Bulmer, Mark S ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3977-4_7     Document Type: Chapter

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