Task-specific distribution of the two worker castes in extranidal activities inMacrotermes bellicosus (Smeathman): Observation of behaviour during food acquisition

1991/06/01 by Jon‐Andri Lys, J. -A. Lys, R. H. Leuthold · 3 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Biology #Caste #Division of labour #Economics #Fish biology, ecology, and behavior #Humanities #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Minor (academic) #Physiological and biochemical adaptations

paper · doi:10.1007/bf01240966

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Citations

• Polyethism inMacrotermes bellicosus (Isoptera)
• Chemical regulation of polyethism during foraging in the neotropical termiteNasutitermes costalis

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