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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |