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Termites utilise clay to build structural supports and so increase foraging resources

Many termite species use clay to build foraging galleries and mound-nests. In some cases clay is placed within excavations of their wooden food, such as living trees or timber in buildings; however the purpose for this clay is unclear. We tested the hypotheses that termites can identify load bearing...

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Autores principales: Oberst, Sebastian, Lai, Joseph C. S., Evans, Theodore A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4745099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26854187
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep20990