Social facilitation atenuating isecticide-diven sress in trmites (Isoptera: Nasutitermitinae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 539-545

  Santos, Conceição A ^a   DeSouza, Og ^a   Guedes, Raul Narciso C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chlorpyrifos; Cornitermes cumulans; Endosulfan; Stress tolerance; Termite control

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CORNITERMES; CORNITERMES CUMULANS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMITINAE;

EID: 8444242099     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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