Trophic interactions among invertebrates in termitaria in the African savanna: a stable isotope approach

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Ecological Entomology

• Publication date

  2008-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2008.01029.x
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