Effect of group size and caste ratio on individual survivorship and social immunity in a subterranean termite

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Gao ◽  
Michael J. Bidochka ◽  
Graham J. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Group Size ◽  
Subterranean Termite ◽  
Social Immunity ◽  
Caste Ratio

Exploratory and recruitment phases in soldier-mediated foraging activities in the termite, Coptotermes intermedius Silvestri (Rhinotermitidae: Coptotermitinae)

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.O. Olugbemi
Keyword(s):  
Subterranean Termite ◽  
Recruitment Process ◽  
Caste Ratio ◽  
Worker Caste

AbstractCoptotermes intermedius is a damp-wood subterranean termite, which attacks timber and other woody materials with heavy losses in the southern part of Nigeria. The process leading to search for wood and eventual damage was investigated, with focus on how this search is initiated and by which of the termite castes. Results showed that minor soldiers initiate the exploratory phase of search, while the workers are involved in the eventual recruitment process. Under appropriate soldier-worker caste ratio or percentages, exploratory activities in C. intermedius may be regulated.

An ecological basis for large group size in Colobus angolensis in the Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda

2001 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl Fimbel ◽  
Amy Vedder ◽  
Ellen Dierenfeld ◽  
Felix Mulindahabi
Keyword(s):  
Group Size ◽  
Large Group ◽  
Colobus Angolensis ◽  
Ecological Basis

Bystanders, Group Size and the Informal Regulation of Violence

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Levine ◽  
Rachel Best ◽  
Paul Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Group Size ◽  
Informal Regulation

Conformity and group size.

1968 ◽  
Vol 8 (1, Pt.1) ◽  
pp. 79-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold B. Gerard ◽  
Roland A. Wilhelmy ◽  
Edward S. Conolley
Keyword(s):  
Group Size

IDENTIFIKASI JENIS JAMUR PATOGEN UNTUK PENGENDALIAN RAYAP TANAH Coptotermes sp.

PERENNIAL ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Astuti Arif ◽  
. Syahidah ◽  
Sitti Nuraeni
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Subterranean Termite ◽  
The World ◽  
Identification Of Fungi ◽  
Screening And Identification ◽  
Termite Attack ◽  
Penicillium Brevicompactum ◽  
Aspergillus Sp

Fungi have a great diversity and wide distribution at the world. It can be used as the alternative technology for controlling of subterranean termite attack, particularly genus Coptotermes knowned as the wooden destructive organism, by using entomophatogenic fungi. For the purpose of the study, several isolate sources were taken from some locations. The results show that eight numbers of pathogenic fungi was founded by screening and identification of fungi taken from 19 numbers of isolate sources. The pathogenic fungi were Beauveria sp., Penicillium brevicompactum, P. rubrum, Paecilomyces fulvus, Fusarium verticolloides, Pythium sp., and Aspergillus sp. Key words: Jamur entomopatogen, Coptotermes sp.

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