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Production of methane from maize cob fed termites
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2019 Termites are detritivores, which means that by consuming decomposing organic matter they obtain nutrients. By feeding on cellulose matter, termites generate methane.
O.K. Akinmusere +3 more
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Applied Sciences, 2023 Termites can cause severe economic damage in households, reservoirs, agriculture, and forests. Monitoring termite activity plays an important role in integrated termite management.
Zheng Fang +7 more
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Vitality of mycobionts and photobionts after passing through the digestive tract of Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Isoptera) workers [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023 Termites are among the insects that consume lichens and may be potential dispersers of these symbionts. This study evaluated the vitality of photobionts and mycobionts after passing through the digestive tract of Constrictotermes cyphergaster.
A. M. Barbosa-Silva +2 more
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Insects, 2019 Behavioral symptoms and mortality associated with intoxication with insecticides fipronil and indoxacarb were determined in field-collected eastern subterranean termites, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), and Formosan subterranean termites, Coptotermes ...
Franklin Y. Quarcoo +2 more
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Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012 In spite of the ecological dominance of Neotropical ants and termites, little is understood about how their interactions influence their species richness and distribution.
Amy L. Mertl +3 more
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Cellulase Activity in Higher and Lower Wood-Feeding Termites
Sociobiology, 2015 Wood-feeding termites have evolved efficient cellulose-decomposing systems. The cellulase activity and distribution of workers were studied in three wood-feeding termites from phylogenetically different lineages; the lower termites, Crypototermes ...
Wei-Liang Xiao
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High Exploration Behavior of Termite Propagules Can Enhance Invasiveness
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Social life is usually associated with enhanced propagule pressure, which increases the chance of introducing several individuals during a single introduction event. Social insects are therefore among the most successful invasive species, benefiting from
Louis Pailler +5 more
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NFYB Integrates Hormonal Signals into Tissue Allometry by Promoting Protein Biosynthesis
Advanced Science, EarlyView.In the American cockroach, NFYB acts as a spatiotemporin that translates distinct hormonal cues into tissue‐specific allometry. Juvenile hormone activates NFYB in the early fat body, while 20‐hydroxyecdysone induces it in late wing pads. NFYB then promotes protein biosynthesis via core translational machinery, driving differential growth across the ...
Fangfang Liu +11 more
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Sociobiology, 2014 Aggregation and feeding behavior of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, was evaluated on wood decayed by three species of fungus, the brown rot fungus, Gloeophyllum trabeum and two white rot fungi, Phanerochaete ...
Mary L. Cornelius
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International Journal of Swarm Intelligence Research, 2012 Termites present a good natural metaphor to evolutionary computation. While each individual’s computational power is small compared to more evolved species, it is the power of their colonies that inspires communication engineers. This paper presents a study of artificial termites in sensor networks for the purpose of solving its’ routing problem.
Adamu Murtala Zungeru +2 more
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