The nest growth of the Neotropical mound-building termite, Cornitermes cumulans: A micromorphological analysis

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Cosarinsky, Marcela I ^a  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chaco; Soil micromorphology; Soil nesting insects

Indexed keywords

CORNITERMES CUMULANS; HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA; TERMITIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ISOPTERA; NESTING; SOIL;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; ISOPTERA; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SOIL;

EID: 84857336683     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.011.12201     Document Type: Article

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