dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.creatorFouquet, D.
dc.creatorCosta-Leonardo, A. M.
dc.creatorFournier, R.
dc.creatorBlanco, S.
dc.creatorJost, C.
dc.date2014-12-03T13:11:00Z
dc.date2016-10-25T20:11:50Z
dc.date2014-12-03T13:11:00Z
dc.date2016-10-25T20:11:50Z
dc.date2014-08-01
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-06T06:25:11Z
dc.date.available2017-04-06T06:25:11Z
dc.identifierInsectes Sociaux. Basel: Springer Basel Ag, v. 61, n. 3, p. 253-264, 2014.
dc.identifier0020-1812
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/112716
dc.identifierhttp://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/112716
dc.identifier10.1007/s00040-014-0350-x
dc.identifierWOS:000339347200006
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00040-014-0350-x
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/923473
dc.descriptionWe studied the behavioral coordination mechanisms underlying morphogenesis in shelter construction by the termite Procornitermes araujoi. We detected positive feedback in both digging and pellet deposition behavior. The literature suggests two stimuli for these positive feedbacks: the emerging structure itself or volatile chemical marking added to the construction material. The experiments showed that the most important stimulus is the change in structure, but indirect evidence suggests that there is also some chemical marking involved. Beyond shedding light on the behavioral mechanisms of termite shelter construction, these results also stress the necessity of direct experimental approaches in order to identify and properly weight different coordination mechanisms underlying morphogenesis in biological systems.
dc.descriptionCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relationInsectes Sociaux
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectMorphogenesis
dc.subjectConstruction behavior
dc.subjectStigmergy
dc.subjectShelter construction
dc.titleCoordination of construction behavior in the termite Procornitermes araujoi: structure is a stronger stimulus than volatile marking
dc.typeOtro


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