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Trophic Path of Marked Exuviae Within Colonies of Coptotermes gestroi (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae)

Nitrogen, a limiting growth factor in wood-feeding insects, was hypothesized to play a role in the recently discovered behavior of subterranean termites returning to the nest to molt. Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) exuviae is approximately 11% N by dry weight, and therefore a potentially rich source...

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Autores principales: Tong, Reina L, Choi, Eun-Kyung, Ugarelli, Kelly, Chouvenc, Thomas, Su, Nan-Yao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10011875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36916276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iead007