International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Inventory of termite species in thickly vegetated region of Northeastern Puducherry, India

G. Kaur
  • G. Kaur
  • Centre for Pollution Control and Environmental Engineering, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605014, India.
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T. Anantharaju
  • T. Anantharaju
  • Centre for Pollution Control and Environmental Engineering, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605014, India.
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S. Gajalakshmi
  • S. Gajalakshmi
  • Centre for Pollution Control and Environmental Engineering, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605014, India.
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S. A. Abbasi
  • S. A. Abbasi
  • Centre for Pollution Control and Environmental Engineering, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605014, India.
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  •  Received: 03 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 14 June 2016
  •  Published: 31 August 2017

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