Influence of Food Resource Size on the Foraging Behavior of Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky)

Influence of Food Resource Size on the Foraging Behavior of Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky)

In general, termite foraging can be affected by physical and chemical factors linked to food. This study investigated if the wood length of Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill ex Maiden, as a food resource, influences the behavior of foraging events of Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky). Nests with mature a...

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Main Authors: Thiago Sampaio de Souza, Vinícius Siqueira Gazal, Vinicius José Fernandes, Ana Carolina Campos de Oliveira, Elen de Lima Aguiar-Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2018-07-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Arboreal termites
Nasutitermitinae
Eucalyptus grandis
foraging behavior
recruitment pattern
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/2844

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