The impact of conventional and organic farming on soil biodiversity conservation: a case study on termites in the long-term farming systems comparison trials in Kenya [PDF]
BMC Ecology, 2020 Background A long-term experiment at two trial sites in Kenya has been on-going since 2007 to assess the effect of organic and conventional farming systems on productivity, profitability and sustainability. During these trials the presence of significant
John J. Anyango +10 more
doaj +5 more sources
Schievitermes globicornis, a new genus and species of Termitinae (Blattodea, Termitidae) from French Guiana [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 Asymmetrical snapping mandibles have evolved several times in termites. In the Neotropics, asymmetrical snapping mandibles are found in soldiers of four genera: Neocapritermes, Planicapritermes, Cornicapritermes and Dihoplotermes.
Yves Roisin
doaj +4 more sources
Widespread occurrence of asexual reproduction in higher termites of the Termes group (Termitidae: Termitinae) [PDF]
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2019 Background A decade ago, the mixed reproductive strategy Asexual Queen Succession (AQS) was first described in termites. In AQS species, the workers, soldiers and dispersing reproductives are produced through sexual reproduction, while non-dispersing ...
Simon Hellemans +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Termite nests are often secondarily inhabited by other termite species ( = inquilines) that cohabit with the host. To understand this association, we studied the trail-following behaviour in two Neotropical species, Constrictotermes cyphergaster ...
Paulo Fellipe Cristaldo +7 more
doaj +2 more sources
Revisiting stigmergy in light of multi-functional, biogenic, termite structures as communication channel. [PDF]
Comput Struct Biotechnol J, 2020 Termite mounds are fascinating because of their intriguing composition of numerous geometric shapes and materials. However, little is known about these structures, or of their functionalities.
Oberst S +5 more
europepmc +6 more sources
Diversity structure of the microbial communities in the guts of four neotropical termite species. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 The termite gut microbiome is dominated by lignocellulose degrading microorganisms. This study describes the intestinal microbiota of four Argentinian higher termite species with different feeding habits: Microcerotermes strunckii (hardwood ...
Vikram S +7 more
europepmc +4 more sources
Genomic data provide insights into the classification of extant termites. [PDF]
Nat CommunThe higher classification of termites requires substantial revision as the Neoisoptera, the most diverse termite lineage, comprise many paraphyletic and polyphyletic higher taxa.
Hellemans S +45 more
europepmc +7 more sources
Roisinitermes ebogoensis gen. & sp. n., an outstanding drywood termite with snapping soldiers from Cameroon (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 Termites have developed a wide array of defensive mechanisms. One of them is the mandibulate soldier caste that crushes or pierces their enemies. However, in several lineages of Termitinae, soldiers have long and slender mandibles that cannot bite but ...
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn +4 more
doaj +4 more sources
Redescription of the enigmatic genus Genuotermes Emerson (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2013 The imago and soldier castes of the Neotropical Termitinae species Genuotermes spinifer Emerson are redescribed. The gut anatomy of the worker is described in detail for the first time, and morphological variations in the soldier are noted and ...
Mauricio Rocha
doaj +2 more sources
The termites of Early Eocene Cambay amber, with the earliest record of the Termitidae (Isoptera) [PDF]
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
doaj +5 more sources