Foraging proportion of the Formosan subterranean termite workers and soldiers in relation to soil type

A colony of subterranean termites contains different castes such as workers and soldiers that perform various tasks. Foraging activity is vital among many tasks of a colony and ~20% of the worker population in a colony of Coptotermes formosanus engage in foraging. Although flexibility in task alloca...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Main Authors:	Sang-Bin Lee, Nan-Yao Su
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Subjects:	task allocation C. formosanus subterranean termite flexibility foraging
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1091395/full