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Niche differentiation among neotropical soldierless soil-feeding termites revealed by stable isotope ratios
- 1.0331985 - ÚOCHB 2010 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Bourguignon, T. - Šobotník, Jan - Lepoint, G. - Martin, J. M. - Roisin, Y.
Niche differentiation among neotropical soldierless soil-feeding termites revealed by stable isotope ratios.
Soil Biology and Biochemistry. Roč. 41, č. 10 (2009), s. 2038-2043. ISSN 0038-0717
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z40550506
Keywords : Anoplotermes * Termitidae * Isoptera * resource partitioning
Subject RIV: CC - Organic Chemistry
Impact factor: 2.978, year: 2009
High diversity of termites in soil ecosystems is difficult to explain by niche theory, as there is little evidence for spatial or temporal separation between species. Using beta13C and beta15N isotopic ratios, we confirmed significant differences in feeding habits among species of the Anoplotermes-group. Our data are showing that sympatric soldierless soil-feeding termites feed on distinct components of the soil. Feeding niche differentiation can therefore account for the high species richness and diversity of soldierless soil-feeding termites in neotropical rainforests.
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