Record of mimetism between mites and eggs of the neotropical termite Cornitermes cumulans (Isoptera : Termitidae)

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:55:20Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:55:20Z
dc.date.created2014-05-20T13:55:20Z
dc.date.issued2008-01-01
dc.identifierSociobiology. Chico: California State Univ, v. 52, n. 2, p. 251-256, 2008.
dc.identifier0361-6525
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/19803
dc.identifierWOS:000259163300002
dc.description.abstractCornitermes cumulans (Isoptera: Termitidae) is a mound-building termite nests provide suitable conditions for the development of associated organ isms. The present stud), describes the occurrence of them ire Caloglyphus sp. (Astigmata: Acaridae) associated with this termite species in laboratory colonies. Mite adults were found among the egg batch of C cumulans and they showed the same shape and color of the termite eggs. This mimicry may represent an adaptation of this organism for survival in termite colonies, and egg-mimicking mites have not yet been recorded in any termite colony. Further studies will help to clarify the ecological aspects of this relationship.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherCalifornia State University
dc.relationSociobiology
dc.relation0.604
dc.relation0,396
dc.rightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectCaloglyhus
dc.subjectCornitermes cumulans
dc.subjecteggs
dc.subjectmimicry
dc.subjectmites
dc.subjecttermites
dc.titleRecord of mimetism between mites and eggs of the neotropical termite Cornitermes cumulans (Isoptera : Termitidae)
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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