Detritivory, coprophagy, and the evolution of digestive mutualisms in Dictyoptera

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 194-201

  Nalepa, C A ^a   Bignell, D E ^b   Bandi, C ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coprophagy; Dictyoptera; Symbiosis; Termites; Trophallaxis

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COPROPHAGY; EVOLUTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL FUNCTION; SYMBIOSIS;

COPROPHAGY; DETRITIVORY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EVOLUTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MUTUALISM;

DICTYOPTERA; PROCTODEAL TROPHALLAXIS;

EID: 0034823663     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001767     Document Type: Review

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