Evolution at the arid extreme: the influence of climate on sand termite colonies and fairy circles of the Namib Desert

In the hyperarid Namib Desert, the sand termite Psammotermes allocerus Silvestri, 1908 (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) establishes colonies that create conspicuous, barren patches known as ‘fairy circles' on permeable, sandy soils. The central bare areas of fairy circles serve the key function of s...

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Autores principales: Juergens, Norbert, Groengroeft, Alexander, Gunter, Felicitas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10331905/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37427480
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0149

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10331905/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37427480
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0149

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