Can Differences in Symbiont Transmission Mode Explain the Abundance and Distribution of Fungus-Growing Termites in West Africa?

Can Differences in Symbiont Transmission Mode Explain the Abundance and Distribution of Fungus-Growing Termites in West Africa?

Fungus-growing termites (Isoptera: Macrotermitinae) dominate African savannah ecosystems where they play important roles in ecosystem functioning. Their ecological dominance in these ecosystems has been attributed to living in an ectosymbiosis with fungi of the genus Termitomyces (Lyophyllaceae). Ev...

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Main Authors: Judith Korb, Simon Kolotchèlèma Silué, N'golo Abdoulaye Koné
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
cooperation
conflict
host
symbiosis
symbiont
termites
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.600318/full

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