Carcass consumption by Nasutitermes callimorphus (Blattodea: Isoptera) in highland forests from Brazil
This note reports the occurrence of carcass feeding by Nasutitermes callimorphus, a endemic termite from brazilian evergreen forests. Based on this observation and previous reports, it is plausible to think that drought may play a important role in the occurrence of necrophagy in termites.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Threatened Taxa |
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| Online Access: | https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/5510 |