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Colony Breeding Structure of Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Northwest Arkansas

Sociobiology, 2019
Termites, as social insects, have a complicated life cycle in which the colony breeding structure, that is the number of and origin of reproductives in a colony, can vary in relation to age and environmental factors.
Mark Allan Janowiecki, Amber D Tripodi, Edward L Vargo, Allen L Szalanski   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acoustic and temperature signals generated by subterranean termite infestation: its characteristics and implementations

All Life, 2023
The innovation in the proposed termite detection system can detect and predict the population non-destructively based on acoustic and temperature signals. This study aims to identify the characteristics of acoustic and temperature signals of subterranean
Muhammad Achirul Nanda, Kudang Boro Seminar, Akhiruddin Maddu, Dodi Nandika   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Termite‐Termite Interactions: Workers as an Agonistic Caste [PDF]

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 1982
Termite soldiers are a defensive caste. Their heavily sclerotized head capsules can be equipped with hard mandibles capable of crushing, pinching, piercing, or slashing predators. Soldier castes of many phylogenetically advanced species have well-developed frontal glands and are capable of exuding or spraying chemical secretions.
openaire   +2 more sources

Chinese Pangolin Changes Local Vertebrate Assemblages and Contributes to Their Interspecific Interactions by Burrowing and Revisitation

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In this study, we systematically analyzed the utilization patterns of Chinese pangolin burrows by sympatric species in Guangdong Province, China, including differences in species composition using burrow mounds and burrow tunnels. We found that repeated visits to burrows by Chinese pangolin promoted the use of burrows by sympatric species, suggesting ...
Song Sun, Ruirui Mao, Hongliang Dou, Haiyang Gao, Ying Wang, Yaqian Zhang, Fei Wu, Yuanwen Kuang, Zhishu Xiao, Yan Hua   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil wetting and drying processes influence stone artefact distribution in clay‐rich soils: A case study from Middle Gidley Island in Murujuga, northwest Western Australia

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Soils that contain swelling clay minerals (e.g., montmorillonite) expand and contract during wetting and drying, causing movement within the soil profile. This process, known as argilliturbation, can alter artefact distributions, destroy stratigraphy and complicate the interpretation of archaeological deposits.
Caroline Mather, Matthias Leopold, Kaitlin Sullivan, Kane Ditchfield, Tom Horrocks, Luke Gliganic, Emma Beckett, Diana Patalwala, Emielda Yusiharni, Michael Smirk, William Hiscock, Jo McDonald   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological correlates of chimpanzee termite fishing behavior in Mbam & Djerem National Park, Cameroon

Ecology and Evolution
Chimpanzee insectivory is seasonally variable, with pronounced peaks or set seasonal periods of consumption observed in most chimpanzee communities. This variation is interesting given that chimpanzees invest considerable effort into complex tool‐using ...
Tyler C. Andres‐Bray, Jeffrey Smith, Ian Nichols, Ekwoge E. Abwe, Mary Katherine Gonder   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigation of Termite Attack on Cultural Heritage Buildings: A Case Study in Aceh Province, Indonesia

Insects, 2020
Surveys of the conditions of termite attack were conducted in two regencies, Pidie and Greater Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia (40 houses in each location).
Novita Novita, Hasbi Amiruddin, Husaini Ibrahim, Teuku Muhammad Jamil, Syaukani Syaukani, Emiko Oguri, Katsuyuki Eguchi   +6 more
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Trace Element Patterns in Juvenile Wild Chimpanzee Dentitions

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trace elements are used to infer mammalian early‐life diets, environmental toxins, dispersal patterns, stress histories, and weaning ages. Here, we employ laser ablation‐inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS) to reveal elemental patterns in our closest living relatives, chimpanzees.
Tanya M. Smith, Manish Arora, Maya Bharatiya, Nicole Leonard, Jian‐xin Zhao, Christine Austin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity of adipokinetic hormones in termites (Isoptera)

European Journal of Entomology, 2016
In this study we report on the structural diversity of adipokinetic hormones (AKHs) in the evolutionarily oldest group of social insects, the termites (Isoptera).
Veronika JEDLIČKOVÁ, Pavel JEDLIČKA, Barbora ŠPULÁKOVÁ   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source