Population and colony structure of Stolotermes inopinus and S. ruficeps (Isoptera: Stolotermitinae) in New Zealand

New Zealand Entomologist

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-70

  Thorne, Barbara L ^a   Lenz, Michael ^b  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Termite; Termopsidae; Termopsinae

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012826069     PISSN: 00779962     EISSN: 11793430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2001.9722083     Document Type: Article

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