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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

Solange Patricia WangoDépartement des sciences de la vie, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Bangui, BP 908, Central African RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Guy JosensDépartement de Biologie des Organismes, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Lab. Écologie végétale et biogéochimie, cp 244, 50 av. Roosevelt, B–1050 Brussels, Belgium
Pages 156-168 | Received 22 Apr 2010, Accepted 15 Mar 2011, Published online: 20 Apr 2015

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