Body Size and Termite Evolution

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 243-257

  Nalepa, Christine A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altricial development; Cuticle; Eusociality; Miniaturization; Nitrogen; Trophallaxis

Indexed keywords

BLATTARIA; CRYPTOCERCUS; ISOPTERA;

EID: 80051701527     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-011-9121-z     Document Type: Article

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