Nonrandom search geometry in subterranean termites

Autor:	R. V. Kothandapani, M. G. Lesniak, Vincent Fourcassié, James F. A. Traniello, Simon K. A. Robson, Barbara L. Thorne
Rok vydání:	1995
Předmět:	Reticulitermes Ecology Ecology (disciplines) Foraging Redundancy (engineering) General Medicine Biology biology.organism_classification Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Naturwissenschaften. 82:526-528
ISSN:	1432-1904 0028-1042
DOI:	10.1007/bf01134490
Popis:	[Extract] Studies of the organization of search in ants suggest that individual and colonylevel patterns are related to foraging ecology and may be adaptive [1, 2]. The organization of search in termites has received far less attention, in part because of their cryptic, subterranean foraging habits. Search in subterranean termites involves the construction of a gallery system, a series of branching tunnels in the soil that brings termites into contact with food. The organization of the gallery system might reflect the efficiency of colony search. In this paper we describe the nonrandom colony- level search pattern of the subterranean termite Reticulitermes ftavipes (Kollar), and suggest that it may be organized to minimize search redundancy.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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