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1 axon Dictyoptera (cockroaches, mantises, and termites).

2 this case the gut of a "lower," wood-feeding termite.

3 ucomicrobia to be isolated from wood-feeding termites.

4 al insect groups: the ants, bees, wasps, and termites.

5 cology, and invasion biology of subterranean termites.

6 morphologies described from cockroaches and termites.

7 of both eusociality and the soldier caste in termites.

8 ing the early eusocial evolution of ants and termites.

9 ead and associated with caste differences in termites.

10 fluid of newly moulted, young and old worker termites.

11 n the basal "Meiatermes-grade" of Cretaceous termites.

12 been reported to have evolved to only catch termites.

13 ond to the more claustral lifestyle of these termites.

14 or honeybees, and from t(1.46) to t(2.9) for termites.

15 to be so much rarer in bees than in ants or termites.

16 sed mixture of males and females, as in most termites [2].

17 Termites, a common decomposer, increased 7-fold on +NaCl

18 self-organization, with no correlation with termite activity; the driving mechanism is a positive bi

19 of complexity in the mushroom body lobes of termites agrees with current taxonomic arrangements of t

20 Termite ancestors likely had a nesting and developmental

21 stors, with multiple evolutionary origins of termite and ant specializations.

22 Both termite and B. chinensis abundance were higher in the in

23 of animals, notably the fungus-growing ants, termites and ambrosia beetles, have advanced agriculture

24 vital to subterranean social insects such as termites and ants.

25 Studies, particularly with termites and cockroaches, have focused on the nutritiona

26 a widely distributed in intestinal tracts of termites and cockroaches.

27 s attacked the lateral side of the thorax of termites and immobilised them within 1 min.

28 istic constraints that limit the movement of termites and pheromones have been neglected.

29 the mutualistic symbiosis occurring between termites and their gut microbiota was used as an experim

30 ia from other gut communities (zebrafish and termite), and human-derived bacteria colonized germ-free

31 ly four animal groups: humans, bark beetles, termites, and ants.

32 Advanced eusocial insects, such as ants, termites, and corbiculate bees, cannot provide insights

33 apped vegetation patterns generated by ants, termites, and other subterranean animals are globally wi

34 homes for controlling insects such as ants, termites, and spiders.

35 the diffusion of pheromones, the movement of termites, and the integrity of the architecture that the

36 to subterranean ecosystem engineers such as termites, ants, and rodents.

37 reased abundance of key functional groups of termites, ants, beetles and earthworms, and an increase

38 s given credit for the ecological success of termites, ants, some wasps, and some bees.

39 ol methods normally used against native pest termites are also employed against invasive termites; on

40 Globally, termites are an extremely successful group of wood-degra

41 Termites are the most ancient social insects, and develo

42 The major players in lower termites are unique lineages of cellulolytic flagellates

43 Large-headed soldier ants and termites are well-known examples of this specialization.

44 2 transfer, and underscore the importance of termites as a rich reservoir of novel microbial diversit

45 They make tools of vegetation to harvest termites as in East and West Africa, but some apes in Ce

46 rt of a study of molecular exchanges between termite-associated actinobacteria and pathogenic fungi,

47 ade contributions to studies on subterranean termites at all levels of biological organization.

48 During the Cretaceous, eusocial termites, bees, and vespid wasps also first appear-they

49 alth of new information in numerous areas of termite biology (e.g., caste polyphenism, lignocellulose

50 ence was observed for functions essential to termite biology including hydrolytic enzymes, homoacetog

51 Termite biotechnology falls into two categories: (a) ter

52 the variability and evolutionary changes in termite breeding structure.

53 well known in eusocial species like ants and termites, but castes have also evolved in less-studied g

54 four larger lizard species that also consume termites, but presumably prefer larger prey, went extinc

55 evolution of social organization in ants and termites, but the adaptive mechanisms of infection contr

56 ocial insects such as bees, wasps, ants, and termites, but they have not been reported from insect sp

57 lability, thus limiting the impacts of JH on termite caste polyphenism.

58 strate the Mesozoic antiquity of specialized termite caste systems and corroborate that among all soc

59 to investigate deviate mRNA expression among termite castes and body regions, and changes in response

60 Insect pests such as termites cause damages to crops and man-made structures

61 any species of millimetric fungus-harvesting termites collectively build uninhabited, massive mound s

62 This mechanism allows termite colonies to retain high proportions of altruisti

63 mitophile - a socially parasitic symbiont of termite colonies.

64 ere, we present an individual-based model of termite construction that includes idealized constraints

65 imulate tunnels of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki.

66 odorhina portentosa, Blaberus giganteus) and termites (Cryptotermes brevis, Kalotermes flavicollis) i

67 context relative to outstanding questions on termite developmental biology, particularly on regulator

68 lian table olives, Bella di Cerignola (BDC), Termite di Bitetto (TDB) and Cellina di Nardo (CEL) were

69 In the second category, termite digestomes are deep resources for host and symbi

70 als of social insects (ants, honey bees, and termites) dominated the Purple Martin diet, making up 88

71 s that Ammoxenus amphalodes is a monophagous termite-eater capturing only Hodotermes mossambicus.

72 rt differences in morphology and diet of the termite-eating gecko Gymnodactylus amarali between five

73 Termites effectively feed on many types of lignocellulos

74 ely 80 million years, close to the origin of termite eusociality.

75 Subterranean termites excavate tunnels in a search pattern to encount

76 distance foraging bioassay, deviate-silenced termites exhibited equal feeding levels to controls, sug

77 Lower termites express a unique form of eusocial polyphenism i

78 Although it is the largest termite family, the Termitidae (comprising 70% of all te

79 Contrary to expectations, in higher termites, FDH genes related to those from the protozoan

80 teach tool skills by providing learners with termite fishing probes.

81 using a complex tool use task that simulated termite fishing.

82 way in which young chimpanzees develop their termite-fishing skills.

83 We subsequently compared the handedness for termite-fishing with other published reports on handedne

84 ld chimpanzees for a tool-use task known as "termite-fishing." We subsequently compared the handednes

85 and releases pathogenic components, priming termites for improved antimicrobial defense.

86 ervation of a 20-million-year-old xylophagus termite fossil microbial community.

87 stinctively different behaviours toward dead termites from various origins.

88 lation may relate to the complexity of these termite-gathering tasks.

89 among the first linking the expression of a termite gene with eusocial behavior; they illustrate the

90 We report that termite GNBP-2 (tGNBP-2) shows beta(1,3)-glucanase effec

91 Termite gut flagellates are typically colonized by speci

92 re are conflicting reports on the ability of termite gut micro-organisms to break down lignin.

93 rmite hindguts, suggest that the motility of termite gut protozoa by means of attached spirochetes ma

94 ) in their analysis of the recently isolated termite gut spirochete Treponema primitia.

95 Pure cultures of termite gut spirochetes were obtained and were shown to

96 ation of 15-dinitrogen was demonstrated with termite gut Treponema ZAS-9 and free-living Spirochaeta

97 sting because of its mutualistic role in the termite gut, where it is believed to cooperate with prot

98 a likely origin of certain nifHs observed in termite guts and other environments that were not previo

99 Termite guts harbor a dense and diverse microbiota that

100 obial communities from human, zebrafish, and termite guts, human skin and tongue, soil, and estuarine

101 of aromatic-degrading bacteria isolated from termite guts, though there are conflicting reports on th

102 od-degrading fungi and symbiotic protists in termite guts.

103 ofiles, it is important to determine whether termites harbor different microbial symbionts with speci

104 of cellulolytic flagellates, whereas higher termites harbor only bacteria and archaea.

105 the origin and maintenance of eusociality in termites has proved problematic, in part, due to a lack

106 Termites have developed cellulose digestion capabilities

107 Termites have many unique evolutionary adaptations assoc

108 Termites have received comparatively less focus than the

109 social insect species-ants, bees, wasps, and termites-have likely adopted the habit of relocating nes

110 he bovine rumen (forages and legumes) or the termite hindgut (wood).

111 of buffalo rumen metagenome with cow rumen, termite hindgut and chicken caecum metagenome.

112 Microbial communities in the termite hindgut are essential for degrading plant materi

113 Furthermore, when compared with the termite hindgut microbiome, there are fundamental differ

114 and that of cellulases and hemicellulases in termite hindgut was observed when we compared glycoside

115 e on the microbial community residing in the termite hindgut, we found genus-wide infection patterns

116 le in the digestion of lignocellulose in the termite hindgut.

117 Spirochetes from termite hindguts and freshwater sediments possessed homo

118 genesis over methanogenesis as an H2 sink in termite hindguts, suggest that the motility of termite g

119 es, eutrophic lakes, geothermal springs, and termite hindguts.

120 The termite hunting needle ant Brachyponera chinensis was in

121 for the symbiotic bacteria in the gut of the termite in cellulose and xylan hydrolysis.

122 modern termites--lived in close proximity to termites in the Burmese paleofauna.

123 Eusociality in ants and termites in the irreversible stage is the key to their e

124 though most research has focused on invasive termites in urban areas, molecular identification method

125 comimetic that blocks tGNBP-2, thus exposing termites in vivo to accelerated infection and death from

126 selinene, so far has been isolated only from termites, in which it functions as a defense compound.

127 Termites incorporate this protein into the nest building

128 We show that termite-induced heterogeneity interacts with scale-depen

129 ut is believed to have appeared first in the termites (Isoptera), in the Early Cretaceous.

130 giant heads of soldier ants (Formicidae) and termites (Isoptera).

131 However, all termites known from the Cretaceous have, until now, only

132 ions in higher termites, the most successful termite lineage, in which protozoa have been lost from t

133 imary reproductives compared to more derived termite lineages.

134 ae (which make up 21 species on the invasive termite list), particularly in three genera, Cryptoterme

135 hat ants--the most serious enemies of modern termites--lived in close proximity to termites in the Bu

136 Fungus-cultivating termites (Macrotermitinae) possess an elaborate strategy

137 The intestinal microbiota of the living termite Mastotermes darwiniensis, a genus now restricted

138 rdinary preservation in amber of the Miocene termite Mastotermes electrodominicus has led to the disc

139 are more robust to aridity, suggesting that termites may help stabilize ecosystems under global chan

140 Specialization on prey, such as ants and termites, may have evolved independently at least two ti

141 nology for pest management purposes, and (b) termite-modeled biotechnology for use in various industr

142 rating advances in both termite-targeted and termite-modeled biotechnology will be to consider host a

143 e out of vegetation, inserting them into the termite mound and then extracting and eating the termite

144 estion arises, then, why bees nest in active termite mounds [3] or on the rim of degassing volcanoes,

145 The territory size distribution of the termites Nasutitermes nigriceps and Nasutitermes cornige

146 In many arid ecosystems, however, termite nests impart substrate heterogeneity by altering

147 Termitophiles, symbionts that live in termite nests, include a wide range of morphologically a

148 rces, as well as to garner protection inside termite nests.

149 s imply an important role for spirochetes in termite nutrition, help to reconcile the dominance of ac

150 Worker termites of the genus Reticulitermes are temporally-arre

151 termites are also employed against invasive termites; only two eradication attempts, in South Africa

152 are equipped with both endogenous (i.e., of termite origin) and symbiotic cellulases, feed primarily

153 previous models of the building behaviour of termites, physical and logistic constraints that limit t

154 the elucidation of Dictyoptera orders, with termites placed as social cockroaches.

155 own, leading to the conclusion that discrete termite populations have differentiated in situ.

156 eproductives and the extent of inbreeding in termite populations.

157 Higher termites possess a duplicated lobe structure due to imme

158 the introduced range B. chinensis remains a termite predator but also feeds on other consumer invert

159 d corroborate that among all social species, termites probably had the original societies.

160 The evolution of eusociality in ants and termites propelled both insect groups to their modern ec

161 constitute a significant proportion of total termite protein, suppress juvenile-hormone-dependent wor

162 nstitute a major proportion of total soluble termite protein.

163 se proteins clusters tightly with respective termite, protozoan or fungal cellulases.

164 and functional niche, the social behavior of termites reduces the stochastic element of community ass

165 s, bees, and wasps, though its prevalence in termites remains unclear.

166 s become available, and as more subterranean termite researchers incorporate molecular techniques int

167 Previous molecular studies on the termite Reticulitermes flavipes have revealed that two h

168 unctions of a novel gene identified from the termite Reticulitermes flavipes.

169 structure in three French populations of the termite Reticulitermes grassei using eight polymorphic m

170 ersity, structure, and activity in the lower termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar).

171 m pharaonis (Linnaeus), eastern subterranean termites, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), and spotted

172 ts on the behavioral ecology of subterranean termites reveal a picture different from long-held views

173 Transect sampling of ants and termites revealed a negative correlation between the abu

174 of ring methoxyl groups is detected; for the termite, ring hydroxylation is also observed.

175 social insect groups (bees, ants, wasps, and termites), several mechanistic explanations have emerged

176 mporal castes), but workers in some ants and termites show morphological specialization for particula

177 In both the beetle and termite, significant levels of propyl side-chain oxidati

178 Furthermore, termites significantly improve their ability to resist i

179 The fossil reveals that ancient termite societies were quickly invaded by beetles and by

180 host associations in the early evolution of termite societies.

181 s influenced the evolution of modern sterile termite soldier weaponry and behaviors.

182 nstruction system inspired by mound-building termites, solving such an inverse problem.

183 iverse taxa, including insects (all ants and termites; some bees, wasps, thrips, and beetles), snappi

184 The number of recognized invasive termite species has increased from 17 in 1969 to 28 toda

185 Here, we report six termite species preserved in Early Cretaceous (ca. 100 m

186 amily, the Termitidae (comprising 70% of all termite species) have only two invasive species, because

187 the population genetics of a broad range of termite species.

188 59) and similar to values reported for other termite species.

189 d not accept any other prey, including other termite species.

190 enetic structure of 18 colonies of two basal termite subspecies, Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis a

191 is present only in basal cockroaches and in termites, supporting existing theories of a close phylog

192 irst intron sequence to be identified from a termite symbiont cellulase.

193 Like many termite symbionts, it has a conspicuous body plan that m

194 approaches for accelerating advances in both termite-targeted and termite-modeled biotechnology will

195 biotechnology falls into two categories: (a) termite-targeted biotechnology for pest management purpo

196 eding structure can vary significantly among termite taxa.

197 nvestigated the population genetics of basal termite taxa.

198 h colony defence and involved ten times more termites than retrieval of conspecific corpses.

199 ite mound and then extracting and eating the termites that cling to the tool.

200 Burmese palaeofauna with stem-group ants and termites that provide the earliest indications of eusoci

201 lowing accuracy was significantly reduced in termites that received deviate siRNA injections, and thi

202 In vertebrates and termites the protein sequence of some AMPs evolves rapid

203 ssociations, and have implications in higher termites, the most successful termite lineage, in which

204 s shares many characteristics with ancestral termites, these findings demonstrate how ecological fact

205 ality of partially built structures can help termites to achieve efficient tunnel structures and to e

206 be important or even necessary in order for termites to achieve efficient, effective constructions.

207 of exposure to pathogens and the ability of termites to locally adapt to disease could influence the

208 o general vigor or the ability/motivation of termites to move and forage.

209 ules derived from empirical data to simulate termite tunnel patterns in featureless soil.

210 his initial effort using RNA interference in termites, we found that two hexamerin genes, Hex-1 and H

211 Lower termites, which are equipped with both endogenous (i.e.,

212 ne were synthesized and injected into worker termites, which were then subjected to bioassays designe

213 ate spirochetes in the nitrogen nutrition of termites, whose food is typically low in nitrogen, and i

214 s in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, fish for termites with flexible tools that they make out of veget

215 a unique status quo regulatory mechanism for termite worker caste retention and provide an example of

216 examerins on JH-dependent gene expression in termite workers.

217 p. nov., based on one of the largest soldier termites yet known.

218 cipient colonies was studied in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis.

219 tage-specific transcriptomes of the dampwood termite Zootermopsis nevadensis (Blattodea) and compare

220 ties, we investigated DNA methylation in the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis.

221 lar symbiont of Trichonympha collaris in the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis.

222 enic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae, dampwood termites Zootermopsis angusticollis have higher survivor

223 phora glabripennis) and the Pacific dampwood termite (Zootermopsis angusticollis).

224 een unrelated colonies of primitive dampwood termites, Zootermopsis nevadensis, mimicking natural mee