Nesting ecology and cuticular microbial loads in dampwood (Zootermopsis angusticollis) and drywood termites (Incisitermes minor, I. schwarzi, Cryptotermes cavifrons)
Termites form one-piece nests in wood that can vary in their moisture content and degree of decomposition, and thus microbial richness. To estimate the microbial load of nests and the potential risk they pose for colony members, we quantified the number of microbes in the nest and on the cuticle of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2003-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Insect Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.insectscience.org/3.31/ |