Turnover in the populations within mature nests of the termiteMacrotermes michaelseni in Kenya

作者: J. P. E. C. Darlington

DOI: 10.1007/BF01314911

关键词: NestBiomass (ecology)EntomologyBroodBiologyEcologyMacrotermitinaePopulationTermitidae

摘要: Production in mature termite nests consists of a seasonal brood reproductives and continuous turnover steriles. The sterile population the nest remained fairly constant, with no regular fluctuations. Growth rates steriles were estimated by interrupting input following “missing cohort”.

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