Soldiers initiate foraging activities in the subterranean termite, Heterotermes tenuis

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dc.contributor.authorCasarin, Fabiana Elaine [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCosta-Leonardo, Ana Maria [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorArab, Alberto [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:55:51Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:55:51Z
dc.date.issued2008-01-09
dc.description.abstractCaste polyethism has been recorded in some termite species, however the foraging behavior of subterranean termites remains poorly known. Heterotermes tenuis Hagen (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) is a subterranean termite that is native to Brazil and is an agricultural and urban pest. The aim of this study was to investigate which caste acts as scouts when searching for food sources and determinate the percentages of each caste present in the foraging territories of field colonies of H. tenuis. Our results showed no significant differences among the caste proportions present in the foraging territories of the three colonies studied in the field. Laboratory experiments showed that minor soldiers were the most frequent initiators of foraging activities. This result suggests that the exploratory phase of the foraging behavior may be regulated by the number of soldiers present in the foraging territories of each colony.en
dc.description.affiliationUNESP, Inst Biosci, Dept Biol, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUNESP, Inst Biosci, Dept Biol, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
dc.format.extent5
dc.identifierhttp://www.insectscience.org/8.02/
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Insect Science. Tucson: Univ Arizona, v. 8, p. 5, 2008.
dc.identifier.fileWOS000253056700001.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1536-2442
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/20000
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000253056700001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniv Arizona
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Insect Science
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.324
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,424
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjecttermitesen
dc.subjectHeterotermes tenuisen
dc.subjectsoldieren
dc.subjectforaging behavioren
dc.subjectpolyethismen
dc.titleSoldiers initiate foraging activities in the subterranean termite, Heterotermes tenuisen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.insectscience.org/ojs/index.php/jis/about/submissions
dcterms.rightsHolderUniv Arizona
unesp.author.lattes3384554771252347[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-0009-6658[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-8874-5538[2]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Rio Claropt

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