Behavioral and genetic analysis of colony fusion in Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 565-576

  Fisher, Marc L ^a   Gold, Roger E ^b   Vargo, Edward L ^c   Cognato, Anthony I ^b  

^a VirginiaTech 0319 ^*  (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 8444225691     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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