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European Journal of Entomology, 2017 Termites are important decomposer due to their ability to digest cellulose and their diverse feeding habits. Trehalase is an enzyme that hydrolyzes trehalose to glucose in insects and has an important biological role.
Nujira TATUN +3 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Conceptual illustration of a Global Ecosystem Methane Observing System (GEM‐OS) integrating satellites, aircraft, atmospheric networks, and ecosystem measurements to quantify methane emissions from anthropogenic and natural sources. The multi‐scale observing framework improves source attribution, reduces uncertainty in regional methane budgets, and ...
P. Ciais +32 more
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On the ecology and evolution of microorganisms associated with fungus-growing termites [PDF]
, 2011 Organisms living in symbiosis fascinate us with their adaptations to live in extreme proximity to, or even inside, a partner that may be from a completely different Class, Phylum or Kingdom.
Visser, A.A.
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Logistic constraints on 3D termite construction [PDF]
, 2004 . The building behaviour of termites has previously been modelled mathematically in two dimensions. However, physical and logistic constraints were not taken into account in these models. Here, we develop and test a three-dimensional agent-based model of
Ladley, Dan +3 more
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Scale-free movement patterns in termites emerge from social interactions and preferential attachments [PDF]
, 2021 As the number or density of interacting individuals in a social group increases, a transition can develop from uncorrelated and disordered behaviour of the individuals to a collective coherent pattern.
Alves, S. G. +7 more
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High-Throughput Cultivation for the Selective Isolation of Acidobacteria From Termite Nests
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Microbial communities in the immediate environment of socialized invertebrates can help to suppress pathogens, in part by synthesizing bioactive natural products. Here we characterized the core microbiomes of three termite species (genus Coptotermes) and
Markus Oberpaul +15 more
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Carrion ecology: concepts, interdisciplinary synthesis, and perspectives
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Carrion is a ubiquitous resource in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, yet it has long been overlooked in ecological research. Over the past two decades, studies on carrion and the many organisms that exploit it have flourished, revealing not only wide‐ranging ecological functions but also significance far beyond ecology.
Marcos Moleón +38 more
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, 2009 8 pp.Mosquitoes, Scorpions; RevisedIn nature, termites function as decomposers that breakdown dead wood that accumulates in and on the soil. The beneficial products of this breakdown process are returned to the soil as humus.
Gouge, Dawn, Olson, Carl, Baker, Paul
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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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EntomoBrasilis, 2023 The study of relationships between living beings is essential for understanding the functioning of the ecosystem for the management and conservation of biota, especially in rich and threatened biomes such as the Brazilian Cerrado.
Gabriel de Castro Jacques +3 more
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