Interspecific interactions between Coptotermes gestroi and Heterotermes tenuis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) under laboratory conditions

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dc.contributor.authorLima, Juliana Toledo [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCosta-Leonardo, Ana Maria [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:22:02Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:22:02Z
dc.date.issued2006-11-09
dc.description.abstractCoptotermes gestroi and Heterotermes tenuis are termite pests. Both species have cryptic habits, and are known as subterranean termites. The aim of this study was to verify if food availability and alterations in the proportion of soldiers interfere in the interactions between these termites, since the introduced species C. gestroi occupies the same niche as the native species H. tenuis. Different bioassays were conducted in order to evaluate these interspecific interactions. The results showed that C. gestroi presented advantages in the occupation of territory in all bioassays and suggest a higher efficiency of this species in the search for alternative food sources, especially when the number of soldiers was higher than that of H. tenuis. Additionally, it is possible to conclude that food availability and the different proportion of soldiers involved in the interspecific confrontations interfere in the occupation of territory and in the agonistic behavior between these two species of termites.en
dc.description.affiliationUNESP Universidade Estaduak Paulista Departmento de Biologia, CP 199, Rio Claro CEP 13506-900, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespUNESP Universidade Estaduak Paulista Departmento de Biologia, CP 199, Rio Claro CEP 13506-900, SP
dc.format.extent759-770
dc.identifierhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/issue/archive
dc.identifier.citationSociobiology, v. 48, n. 3, p. 759-770, 2006.
dc.identifier.issn0361-6525
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-33750588440
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/69222
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000241368200010
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofSociobiology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr0.604
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,396
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAgonistic behavior
dc.subjectCompetition
dc.subjectCoptotermes
dc.subjectHeterotermes
dc.subjectSubterranean termites
dc.subjectCoptotermes gestroi
dc.subjectHeterotermes tenuis
dc.subjectIsoptera
dc.subjectRhinotermitidae
dc.titleInterspecific interactions between Coptotermes gestroi and Heterotermes tenuis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) under laboratory conditionsen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/about/submissions#copyrightNotice
unesp.author.lattes3384554771252347[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-8874-5538[2]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Rio Claropt

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