The nature of alarm communication in Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Blattodea: Termitoidea: Termitidae): the integration of chemical and vibroacoustic signals

The nature of alarm communication in Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Blattodea: Termitoidea: Termitidae): the integration of chemical and vibroacoustic signals

Alarm signalling is of paramount importance to communication in all social insects. In termites, vibroacoustic and chemical alarm signalling are bound to operate synergistically but have never been studied simultaneously in a single species. Here, we inspected the functional significance of both com...

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Main Authors: Paulo F. Cristaldo, Vojtĕch Jandák, Kateřina Kutalová, Vinícius B. Rodrigues, Marek Brothánek, Ondřej Jiříček, Og DeSouza, Jan Šobotník
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2015-12-01
Series:Biology Open
Subjects:
Alarm communication
Alarm pheromone
Defence
Isoptera
Nasutitermitinae
Vibroacoustic communication
Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/4/12/1649

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