dc.contributor | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) | |
dc.contributor | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-05-27T11:21:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-05-27T11:21:42Z | |
dc.date.created | 2014-05-27T11:21:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005-12-01 | |
dc.identifier | European Journal of Entomology, v. 102, n. 4, p. 691-697, 2005. | |
dc.identifier | 1210-5759 | |
dc.identifier | 1802-8829 | |
dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/11449/68555 | |
dc.identifier | 10.14411/eje.2005.098 | |
dc.identifier | WOS:000233901300015 | |
dc.identifier | 2-s2.0-30444451464 | |
dc.description.abstract | Coptotermes gestroi and Heterotermes tenuis (Isoptera: Rbinotermitidae) are important pests in southeastern Brazil causing serious economic damage. In this study we determined the demographic patterns and foraging activity of these species using mark-release-recapture and the consumption of wooden stakes. Using both the weighted mean and Lincoln index methods, population estimates ranged from ≈ 0.57 to 1.99 million individuals for C. gestroi and from ≈ 0.20 to 1.37 million for H. tenuis. Territory size of the colonies ranged from 172.5 to 5235 m 2 for C. gestroi and from 16 to 40 m 2 for H. tenuis. Our results also indicate that foraging activity was dependent on the minimum temperature; however, the existence of a compensation strategy in the foraging activities may permit foragers to exploit food sources under different environmental conditions. | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.relation | European Journal of Entomology | |
dc.relation | 1.017 | |
dc.relation | 0,552 | |
dc.relation | 0,552 | |
dc.rights | Acesso restrito | |
dc.source | Scopus | |
dc.subject | Isoptera | |
dc.subject | Mark-release-recapture | |
dc.subject | Rhinotermitidae | |
dc.subject | Subterranean termites | |
dc.subject | Territory size | |
dc.subject | Wood consumption | |
dc.subject | Foraging behavior | |
dc.subject | Mark-recapture method | |
dc.subject | Pest species | |
dc.subject | Termite | |
dc.subject | Urban ecosystem | |
dc.subject | Brazil | |
dc.subject | South America | |
dc.subject | Coptotermes gestroi | |
dc.subject | Heterotermes tenuis | |
dc.title | Foraging activity and demographic patterns of two termite species (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) living in urban landscapes in southeastern Brazil | |
dc.type | Artículos de revistas | |