Vitality of mycobionts and photobionts after passing through the digestive tract of Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Isoptera) workers

Abstract Termites are among the insects that consume lichens and may be potential dispersers of these symbionts. This study evaluated the vitality of photobionts and mycobionts after passing through the digestive tract of Constrictotermes cyphergaster. The percentage of live and dead algae was verif...

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Main Authors: A. M. Barbosa-Silva, A. Vasconcellos, M. L. L. Buril
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2023-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842023000100819&lng=en&tlng=en