Effect of biotic and abiotic factors on the tunneling behavior of Coptotermes gestroi and Heterotermes tenuis (Isoptera : Rhinotermitidae)

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.creatorArab, A.
dc.creatorCosta-Leonardo, A. M.
dc.date2014-05-20T13:54:20Z
dc.date2016-10-25T17:04:31Z
dc.date2014-05-20T13:54:20Z
dc.date2016-10-25T17:04:31Z
dc.date2005-08-31
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-05T21:10:38Z
dc.date.available2017-04-05T21:10:38Z
dc.identifierBehavioural Processes. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., v. 70, n. 1, p. 32-40, 2005.
dc.identifier0376-6357
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/19417
dc.identifierhttp://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/19417
dc.identifier10.1016/j.beproc.2005.04.001
dc.identifierWOS:000230583100004
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2005.04.001
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/865305
dc.descriptionUsing bidimensional arenas, the construction and spatial dispersion of tunnels constructed by Coptotermes gestroi and Heterotermes tenuis (Rhinotermitidae) was determined under different laboratory conditions. Workers of both species showed an increase of the tunneled area with the rise in temperature. The activity of workers of C gestroi also increased with the rise in soil moisture. Primary tunnels showed a high degree of dispersion in the arenas for all treatments. The presence of food did not influence the tunneling pattern of C. gestroi; but for H. tenuis there was a significant decrease in the number of tunnels. In addition, the type of substrate affected the tunneling pattern in both species. The understanding of food searching strategies of subterranean termites could contribute in the improvement of pest management programs based on the use of toxic baits. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.relationBehavioural Processes
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectforaging
dc.subjectsubterranean termites
dc.subjecttunneling pattern
dc.titleEffect of biotic and abiotic factors on the tunneling behavior of Coptotermes gestroi and Heterotermes tenuis (Isoptera : Rhinotermitidae)
dc.typeOtro


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