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Comparison of nest shapes and densities of two sympatric species of Cubitermes (Isoptera : Termitidae : Termitinae) as clues for the study of their population dynamics : research article

Two species of Cubitermes coexist in the grassy Loudetia Savanna of Bondoé, in the Central African Republic, namely C. sankurensis (Wasmann, 1911) and C. ugandensis (Fuller, 1923) Despite the obvious size difference between individuals their nests have the same general shape but there are significan...

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Published in:African zoology 2011-04, Vol.46 (1), p.156-168
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