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Populations in nests of the termite Macrotermes jeanneli in Kenya

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

J. P. E. C. Darlington ,
P. R. Zimmerman  and
S. O. Wandiga
J. P. E. C. Darlington
Affiliation:
National Center for Atmospheric Research, PO Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado, USA Section of Entomology, National Museums of Kenya, PO Box 40658, Nairobi, Kenya
P. R. Zimmerman
Affiliation:
National Center for Atmospheric Research, PO Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado, USA
S. O. Wandiga
Affiliation:
University of Nairobi, PO Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abstract

Estimates were made of the populations of seven nests of Macrotermes jeanneli of different sizes in Kenya. Caste and instar composition were examined, and relationships of these to the dimensions of the mound were investigated. Survival of nests of different sizes was followed over four years.

Keywords

IsopteraKenyaMacrotermesmound dimensionsnest survivalpopulationstructuretermites
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , February 1992 , pp. 73 - 85
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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