Nutritional preferences of wood-feeding termites inhabiting floodplain forests of the Amazon River, Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: BUSTAMANTE,Norma Cecilia Rodriguez
Data de Publicação: 1998
Outros Autores: MARTIUS,Christopher
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Acta Amazonica
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59671998000300301
Resumo: The alimentary preferences of five species of wood-feeding termites of the genus Nasutitermes that coexist in the inundated forests of the floodplains of the Amazon river várzea for species of fresh wood and for wood in different stages of decomposition was evaluated in laboratory tests. Wood of low density was generally preferred; the decay stages were preferred over fresh wood. The five termite species differ in the amplitude of their choices, indicating a strong differentiation in food choice among them. Differences in feeding preferences may be a niche-separating factor for these five Nasutitermes species of the floodplains.
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spelling Nutritional preferences of wood-feeding termites inhabiting floodplain forests of the Amazon River, BrazilAmazon RiverFloodplain ForestTermitesWood Consumption PreferenceEcological Niche ConceptThe alimentary preferences of five species of wood-feeding termites of the genus Nasutitermes that coexist in the inundated forests of the floodplains of the Amazon river várzea for species of fresh wood and for wood in different stages of decomposition was evaluated in laboratory tests. Wood of low density was generally preferred; the decay stages were preferred over fresh wood. The five termite species differ in the amplitude of their choices, indicating a strong differentiation in food choice among them. Differences in feeding preferences may be a niche-separating factor for these five Nasutitermes species of the floodplains.Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia1998-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59671998000300301Acta Amazonica v.28 n.3 1998reponame:Acta Amazonicainstname:Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)instacron:INPA10.1590/1809-43921998283307info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBUSTAMANTE,Norma Cecilia RodriguezMARTIUS,Christophereng2015-06-09T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0044-59671998000300301Revistahttps://acta.inpa.gov.br/PUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpacta@inpa.gov.br||acta@inpa.gov.br1809-43920044-5967opendoar:2015-06-09T00:00Acta Amazonica - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Nutritional preferences of wood-feeding termites inhabiting floodplain forests of the Amazon River, Brazil
title Nutritional preferences of wood-feeding termites inhabiting floodplain forests of the Amazon River, Brazil
spellingShingle Nutritional preferences of wood-feeding termites inhabiting floodplain forests of the Amazon River, Brazil
BUSTAMANTE,Norma Cecilia Rodriguez
Amazon River
Floodplain Forest
Termites
Wood Consumption Preference
Ecological Niche Concept
title_short Nutritional preferences of wood-feeding termites inhabiting floodplain forests of the Amazon River, Brazil
title_full Nutritional preferences of wood-feeding termites inhabiting floodplain forests of the Amazon River, Brazil
title_fullStr Nutritional preferences of wood-feeding termites inhabiting floodplain forests of the Amazon River, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Nutritional preferences of wood-feeding termites inhabiting floodplain forests of the Amazon River, Brazil
title_sort Nutritional preferences of wood-feeding termites inhabiting floodplain forests of the Amazon River, Brazil
author BUSTAMANTE,Norma Cecilia Rodriguez
author_facet BUSTAMANTE,Norma Cecilia Rodriguez
MARTIUS,Christopher
author_role author
author2 MARTIUS,Christopher
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv BUSTAMANTE,Norma Cecilia Rodriguez
MARTIUS,Christopher
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Amazon River
Floodplain Forest
Termites
Wood Consumption Preference
Ecological Niche Concept
topic Amazon River
Floodplain Forest
Termites
Wood Consumption Preference
Ecological Niche Concept
description The alimentary preferences of five species of wood-feeding termites of the genus Nasutitermes that coexist in the inundated forests of the floodplains of the Amazon river várzea for species of fresh wood and for wood in different stages of decomposition was evaluated in laboratory tests. Wood of low density was generally preferred; the decay stages were preferred over fresh wood. The five termite species differ in the amplitude of their choices, indicating a strong differentiation in food choice among them. Differences in feeding preferences may be a niche-separating factor for these five Nasutitermes species of the floodplains.
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