The extension of internal humidity levels beyond the soil surface facilitates mound expansion in Macrotermes

Termites in the genus Macrotermes construct large-scale soil mounds above their nests. The classic explanation for how termites coordinate their labour to build the mound, based on a putative cement pheromone, has recently been called into question. Here, we present evidence for an alternate interpr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proc Biol Sci
Hauptverfasser: Bardunias, Paul M., Calovi, Daniel S., Carey, Nicole, Soar, Rupert, Turner, J. Scott, Nagpal, Radhika, Werfel, Justin
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: The Royal Society 2020
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Behaviour
Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7423481/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32635873
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0894
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