Biology of Termites: a Modern Synthesis
Biology of Termites, a Modern Synthesis brings together the major advances in termite biology, phylogenetics, social evolution and biogeography made in the decade since Abe et al Termites: Evolution, Sociality, Symbioses, Ecology became the standard moder
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A Abdomen structure of, 11–13 Abundance and biomass estimates tabulated, 479 Acetate use in termite respiration, 448 Acetogenesis in hindgut, overview, 451 Acquired enzyme hypothesis of cellulose digestion, 55 Actinobacteria in mounds of soil-feeding termites, 430 predominance in mounds, 385 Adaptive microbiology explanation of eusociality, 376 Alate characters importance in phylogeny, 35 Alate development regulation of, 139 Alates general description, 6 Alate sex ratio, 266 Alkalinity consequences of in soil-feeder guts, 464 Alkaliphiles components of intestinal microbiota, 388 Allogrooming in the dampwood setting, 153 distributing immune proteins, 176 as a hygienic behavour, 179 in incipient colonies, 259 reducing cuticle microbial loads, 170 Allometric growth and termite caste differentiation, 230 Allometry in social Hymenoptera, 105 Alloparental care definition and significance, 72
role in evolution of eusociality, 82 selection for, 84 Alloparents, 17 as antecedents of soldiers, 86 arrested reproduction, 83 Allozyme loci use in genetic analysis, 324 Altricial development loss of redundant characters, 78 role of male parent, 81 in wood-feeding cockroaches, 74 Altriciality definition and significance, 73 Altricial morphotype and termite evolution, 88 Altricial neonates metabolic demands of, 79 Altricial offspring precondition of eusociality, 79 Altruistic helpers selection factors, 99 Amitermes group III and IV, 492 Amitermes meridionalis anomalies in mound orientation, 362 rationale of elongated mounds, 363 Ammonia accumulation in soil-feeder hindgut, 463 uptake by flagellate endosymbionts, 461 Amplicon pyrosequencing, 171 Anoplotermes-III clades, 491 Anoplotermes groups III and IV, 492 Ant-actinomycete mutualism, 175 Anti-bacterial enzymes in termite saliva, 259 Antimicrobial compounds, 171 Antimicrobial peptides evolution in termites, 178 Ants encouragement as termite predators, 509
D.E. Bignell et al. (eds.), Biology of Termites: A Modern Synthesis, C Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-3977-4,
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564 Apicotermes-IV clade, 491 Apicotermitinae position within Termitidae, 44 subfamily status of, 3 Apomictic parthenogenesis, 262 Apparency in recognition of invasive species, 548 Apterous line in termite development, 102 AQS systems compared in termites and ants, 272–274 Archaea components of intestinal microbiota, 400, 419 Ascomycetes in soil-feeder mounds, 430 Assured fitness, 116 Asymmetric trophallaxis, 260 Attine ants distribution and biology, 195 Automixis with terminal fusion, 262 B Bacteria overview of the intestinal community, 417 role in cellulose degradation, overview, 443 Bacterial diversity of intestinal community, estimated, 417 of lower and higher termites, compared, 418 Bacteroidales ectosymbionts of protists, 424 endosymbionts of protists, 426 Bacteroidetes components of intestinal microbiota, 414 Beauveria bassiana potential efficacy against termites, 510 Bernoulli principle in mound ventilation, 359 Biogeographical realm, 480 Biogeography of termites overview
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