Caste Composition and Mound Size of the Subterranean Termite Macrotermes gilvus (Isoptera: Termitidae: Macrotermitinae)
作者： Ching-Chen Lee , Kok-Boon Neoh , Chow-Yang Lee
DOI: 10.1603/AN11174
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摘要: ABSTRACT The colony size and caste composition of different-sized Macrotermes gilvus (Hagen) (Isoptera: Termitidae: Macrotermitinae) mounds on Penang Island, Malaysia, were studied. total number termite individuals differed significantly among mounds. Small contained 15,400 ± 600 (n = 3) individuals; medium 33,500 2,400 large 61,400 4,400 individuals. Larvae constituted the largest proportion (42.60%) population, followed by workers (42.19%), soldiers (14.16%), presoldiers (0.71%), alates (0.34%). Population parameters (i.e., adult apterous caste, juvenile caste) positively correlated with mound (e.g., height diameter) queen weight. Significant correlations also found between sex ratio was skewed toward females in five seven colon...
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