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Community structure of termites in a hill dipterocarp forest of Belum- Temengor Forest Complex, Malaysia: emergence of pest species

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Hanis, Aiman, Hassan, Abu, T, Nurita A., R, Che Salmah M. (2014): Community structure of termites in a hill dipterocarp forest of Belum- Temengor Forest Complex, Malaysia: emergence of pest species. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 62: 3-11, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5353138

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