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A new termite (Isoptera, Termitidae, Syntermitinae, Macuxitermes) from Colombia [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2016 A new species of termite, Macuxitermes colombicus Postle & Scheffrahn is described from soldiers and workers collected from Departamento Magdalena, Colombia. The soldier of Macuxitermes colombicus differs from its lone congener in having no protuberances on the head capsule.
Postle,Anthony, Scheffrahn,Rudolf
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Intropica, 2017 Las termitas (Isoptera) son insectos sociales que ocasionan daños en muchos cultivos de interés económico. Teniendo en cuenta la importancia del cultivo de mango en la economía de los agricultores del departamento del Magdalena y la expansión de este ...
Hafid Y. Hurtado +2 more
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A phylogenetic study of endo-beta-1,4-glucanase in higher termites [PDF]
, 2014 Cellulose is the most abundant polymer in the world and termites are the most important metazoan cellulose processors. Termites are divided into lower and higher termites, with the latter being the most derived and most specious.
Bujang, Nurmastini Sufina +2 more
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DINÁMICA POBLACIONAL DE Cortaritermes fulviceps (SILVESTRI, 1901) (ISOPTERA: TERMITIDAE) [PDF]
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE - Revista de Agricultura, 2013 Se analizaron las poblaciones de 16 nidos de Cortaritermes fulviceps procedentes de diferentes localidades de la Provincia de Corrientes (Argentina) en las cuatro estaciones del ano. Se extrajeron 4 nidos por cada estacion. Se registro la presencia de reproductores en 7 de los nidos analizados.
Annoni, Giovana Mariela +2 more
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Agricultura Tropica et SubtropicaTermites are widely dispersed throughout the tropics and attain the highest diversity and abundance in the rainforests of Africa. Understanding their diversity in areas with human activities can provide insights into the local biodiversity and health of ...
Adeoye Abubakar Abdullahi +2 more
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Dietary resilience of termite gut microbiota and enzymatic function reflects feeding strategy
Frontiers in Ecology and EvolutionIntroductionTermites rely on complex gut microbiomes to digest lignocellulosic substrates, with dietary specialization potentially shaping microbial diversity and function.
Letícia R. Menezes +6 more
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The termites of Early Eocene Cambay amber, with the earliest record of the Termitidae (Isoptera)
ZooKeys, 2011 The fauna of termites (Isoptera) preserved in Early Eocene amber from the Cambay Basin (Gujarat, India) are described and figured. Three new genera and four new species are recognized, all of them Neoisoptera – Parastylotermes krishnai Engel & ...
Michael Engel +3 more
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Genes for selenium dependent and independent formate dehydrogenase in the gut microbial communities of three lower, wood-feeding termites and a wood-feeding roach [PDF]
, 2011 The bacterial Wood-Ljungdahl pathway for CO_2-reductive acetogenesis is important for the nutritional mutualism occurring between wood-feeding insects and their hindgut microbiota. A key step in this pathway is the reduction of CO_2 to formate,
Leadbetter, Jared R. +2 more
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CASTE DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS OF Cortaritermes fulviceps (BLATTODEA, TERMITIDAE). [PDF]
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE - Revista de Agricultura, 2017 The study of the developmental pathways in termites contributes to the understanding of caste evolution and resources utilization, as well as other ecological aspects. In this paper, the caste developmental pathways of Cortaritermes fulviceps (Silvestri) were analyzed in natural colonies from the Province of Corrientes, Argentina.
Giovana Mariela Annoni +2 more
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