Swarming of termites (Isoptera) in the Mianwali District, Pakistan

Sociobiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 151-164

  Nasir, S ^a   Akhtar, M S ^b  

^a Pakistan Council for Science and Technology   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Atmospheric temperature; Rainfall; Relative humidity; Swarming; Termite; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA;

EID: 79960253739     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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