Diurnal activity rhythms of the subterranean termiteAnacanthotermes vagans (Hagen) under laboratory and field conditions of the Kuwait desert

International Journal of Biometeorology - Tập 33 Số 1 - Trang 12-18 - 1989
Faysal T. Absuhama1, Wasmia A. Al Houty1
1Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait

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