Termites assemblages in oil palm plantation in Sarawak, Malaysia

Journal of Entomology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 68-78

  Bong, M C F ^a   King, P J H ^a   Ong, K H ^a   Mahadi, N M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCE   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIA GENOME INSTITUTE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Borneo; Morphometric identification; Peat; Rhinotermitidae; Termite diversity; Termitid

Indexed keywords

EID: 83255189681     PISSN: 18125670     EISSN: 18125689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/je.2012.68.78     Document Type: Article

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