Non-asymptotic trends in the social facilitated survival of termites (Isoptera)

Sociobiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 527-538

  DeSouza, Og ^a   Miramontes, Octavio ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Group size; Optimal density; Self organized survival

Indexed keywords

CORNITERMES; CORNITERMES CUMULANS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA;

EID: 8444245142     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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