Microhabitat-specificity of the hindgut microbiota in higher termites

Microhabitat-specificity of the hindgut microbiota in higher termites

Termites are a group of eusocial insects in the superorder Dietyaptera, believed to have evolved from a lineage of ancient cockroach-like ancestors 150 million years ago. They play an important role in the breakdown of dead plant material, with the help of microorganisms harboured in the gut. Th...

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Main Author: Mikaelyan, Aram
Contributors: Brune, Andreas (Prof. Dr.) (Thesis advisor)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2013
Subjects:
Termiten
Biowissenschaften, Biologie
Microhabitat
Termitendarm
Mikrohabitat
Termite Gut
Termites
Life sciences
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