Specificity of termite trails: Analysis of natural trails of Trinervitermes, macrotermes and Odontotermes from sympatric populations |
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| Authors: | G W Oloo |
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| Affiliation: | (1) International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya |
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| Abstract: | Laboratory tests for selective trail-following between naturally established trails indicate that termites from neighbouring colonies of Trinervitermes bettonianus (Isoptera: Termitidae) do not show a significant preference for their own colony's trails in a choice situation. However, termites from different genera, T. bettonianus, Macrotermes michaelseni and Odontotermes sp. from neighbouring populations recognize their respective trails with a high degree of precision.
Résumé Des expériences de laboratoire ont montré que les Trinervitermes bettonianus provenant de deux colonies voisines, quand ils ont le choix, ne préfèrent pas les pistes de leur propre colonie. Par contre, les termites Trinervitermes bettonianus, Macrotermes michaelseni et Odontotermes sp., provenant de populations voisines, reconnaissent avec une grande précision leurs propres pistes. |
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