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Sociobiology, 2016 Social bees make use of natural or animal-built structures to protect their colonies from environmental stressors. Here, particularly attractive shelters are active termite nests because they provide a stable climatic environment for inquilines.
Thiago Felipe Fonseca Nunes de Oliveira +2 more
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Social polymorphism and gut desing in “higher termites” : a case study in neotropical termitinae
, 2015 The main structure and detailed characteristics of the digestive tube of termites are known for many genera from the Neotropical and other biogeographical regions, due to its functional, taxonomic and phylogenetic relevance.
Godoy, María Celina
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, 2010 FIGURE 3. Enteric valve cuticular lining of A. lunae worker. Left: five pads shown, one pad bisected along slit line. Bar = 0.2mm. Right: close up of bottom pads. Bar = 0.05.Published as part of Scheffrahn, Rudolf H.
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Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2019 Termite societies are abundant in the tropics, and are therefore exposed to multiple enemies and predators, especially during foraging activity. Soldiers constitute a specialized defensive caste, although workers also participate in this process, and even display suicidal behavior, which is the case with the species Neocapritermes braziliensis. Here we
Ana Maria Costa-Leonardo +5 more
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Estudo taxonômico de Cylindrotermes Holmgren (Isoptera, Termitidae Termitinae)
, 2017 O trabalho é um estudo taxonômico de Cylindrotermes Holmgren (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae), incluindo a redescrição do gênero, a descrição de três espécies novas C. caata, C. capixaba e C. sapiranga, além da redescrição de quatro, das cinco espécies
Cancello, Eliana Marques +1 more
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Variacion estacional en la composición de colonias de Termes saltans (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae) en un área del Departamento Ituzaingó (Corrientes, Argentina) [PDF]
, 2001 Seasonal variations in colony composition of Termes saltans (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae) in the Ituzaingó Department (Corrientes, Argentina) was analized. Five nests were randomly unearthed in each season and transported to the laboratory to obtain
Laffont, E. R. +3 more
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, 2010 FIGURE 2. Left: Ventral, dorsal, and lateral habitus of holotype soldier of A. lunae. Bar = 1 mm. Right: Neotropical Amitermes soldier headcapsules: A. A. cryptodon Light, Rabinal, Guatemala; B. A. amicki, Taratara, Venezuela, C. A.
Scheffrahn, Rudolf H. +1 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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, 2005 Les termites humivores jouent un rôle primordial dans la fertilité des sols tropicaux et sont de bons candidats bio-marqueurs de la fragmentation du paysage.
HARRY, Myriam, ROY, Virginie
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Soldier head morphology of the Neotropical termites: Embiratermes festivellus Silvestri and Spinitermes brevicornutus (Desneux) (Isoptera, Termitidae) [PDF]
, 1996 Heads of soldier termites belonging to the species Embiratermes festivellus (Silvestri, 1901) (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) and Spinitermes brevicornutus (Desneux, 1904) (Termitidae, Termitinae) were examined using scanning electron microscopy ...
Barsotti,Raquel Cristina +5 more
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