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The Role of Salivary Enzymes in the Detection of Polysaccharides in the Termite Reticulitermes flavipes Kollar (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology, 2015
This study tested the ability of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes to detect the presence of large polysaccharides by breaking them down using their saliva.
Jacob A. Cypret, Timothy M. Judd
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Trans‐oceanic migration and wind utilization by Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis)

Ibis, EarlyView.
The Amur Falcon Falco amurensis performs one of the world's longest raptor migrations, involving a non‐stop crossing of the Indian Ocean of approximately 2800 km. While the existence of this route is known, the mechanistic details of wind exploitation and seasonal navigation remain to be fully elucidated.
Bernd‐Ulrich Meyburg, Rina Pretorius, Daniel Holte, Photos by B.‐U. Meyburg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phylogeny and evolution of termites.

, 2009
27 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. "June 25, 2009." Includes bibliographical references (p. 18-21).Like ants, termites are entirely eusocial and have profound ecological significance in the tropics. Following upon recent studies reporting more than a quarter of all
Engel, Michael S., Grimaldi, David A., Krishna, Kumar.   +2 more
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Fire‐driven forest degradation enhances termite activity and accelerates litter decomposition in the Amazonia rainforest

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Forest degradation increased termite‐mediated litter decomposition, whereas no such effect was detected in undisturbed forests. Reduced ant predation and altered forest conditions were associated with higher termite abundance and faster litter decomposition.
Vanessa S. Ribeiro, José Henrique Schoereder, Tathiana G. Sobrinho, Paulo M. Brando, Filipe Viegas de Arruda, Ludmila Rattis, Og DeSouza, Márcia N. Macedo, Leonardo Maracahipes‐Santos, Lucas Navarro Paolucci   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

An analysis of building behaviour of the termite Macrotermes subhyalinus (Rambur) [PDF]

, 1979
Although the work presented in this study is little more than a first survey of the causal factors involved in construction behaviour of Macrotermessubhyalinus , it clearly indicates a fertile field of research which has scarcely been explored.
Bruinsma, O.H.
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TREE SPECIES AND MACROFAUNA INFLUENCE ON SOIL AGGREGATES AND CARBON IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Background. Soil aggregates represent a major indicator of soil fertility as they are important components of soil C protection. However, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the choice of tree species being integrated into crop farms influence the type ...
Jean-Leon Kataka, Richard Onwonga, Nancy Karanja, Solomon Kamau   +3 more
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Caste‐Associated Social Context Modulates Behavioural Interactions With Insecticide‐Exposed Individuals in Nasutitermes corniger (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae)

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Termites are eusocial insects that maintain cohesion and exchange information through frequent physical interactions among nestmates. This social organisation underlies the principle of horizontal insecticide transfer, which is widely exploited as a termite control strategy.
Sara Yuri Medeiros Watanabe, Lazaro Quintino de Lira Filho, Derick Lira, Guilherme de Souza Batista Pereira, Thiago Henrique Cavalcanti de Mendonça, Paulo Fellipe Cristaldo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Les termites dans le monde

, 2009
Qui sont les termites ? Ce sont des insectes sociaux, certes, mais sont-ils nuisibles ou utiles ? Quelle est leur importance ? Ce guide présente une vision complète des termites. En dépit des dégâts causés aux habitations, aux cultures et aux plantations
Fouquet, Daniel, Zaremski, Alba, Louppe, Dominique   +2 more
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Ecological Factors Associated with Burrow System Occupancy by Great Desert Skinks (Liopholis kintorei)

Diversity
The great desert skink (Liopholis kintorei, locally known as tjakuṟa) occupies burrow systems in arid regions of central Australia. Most burrow systems remain occupied for an average of 4, and up to 10, years by the same related individuals.
Maria A. Eifler, Douglas A. Eifler
doaj   +1 more source

Operationalizing soil persistence in soil and ecosystem ecology

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Trade‐offs between soil persistence and the provision of certain soil services and activity/functions.
Matthias C. Rillig, Laurent Philippot, Johannes Lehmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source