Reproductive decision-making in the termite, Cryptotermes secundus (Kalotermitidae), under variable food conditions
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Cryptotermes (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu: Redescription of Cryptotermes albipes (Holmgren & Holmgren) and description of Cryptotermes penaoru sp. n.
Complete series of two species of the phragmotic drywood termite genus, Cryptotermes (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae), were found on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. Here, I describe for the first time the soldier of Cryptotermes albipes (Holmgren & Holmgren), which resembles Cryptotermes domesticus but presents deep depressions on the head sides and vertex. The other species, here described as Cryptotermes ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Behavioral Ecology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1465-7279
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arh033