“The road to reproduction”: foraging trails of Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) as maternities for Staphylinidae beetles

“The road to reproduction”: foraging trails of Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) as maternities for Staphylinidae beetles

Corotoca (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) beetles are known for their close integration in the nests of the termite Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae). Although this relationship is regarded as ancient, many details are still obscure, such as their reproduction and the processe...

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Main Authors: Mário Herculano de Oliveira, Rhian Vilar da Silva Vieira, Igor Eloi Moreira, Carlos Moreno Pires-Silva, Hidalgo Valentim Gomes de Lima, Marllon Rinaldo de Lima Andrade, Maria Avany Bezerra-Gusmão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2018-10-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Termitophily
Corotoca
Larvae
Dispersal.
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/2902

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