Isoptera

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Isoptera

the insect order containing the termites, which live in colonies and have a complex system of castes.
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We hypothesized that gut antifungal activity is an ancestral feature and was maintained during the radiation of the isopteran lineage.
Inhibition of the fungal pathogen Metarhizium anisopliae in the alimentary tracts of five termite (Isoptera) species
In autumn, a small return of coleopterans as well as isopterans in the menu of the hedgehog is observed.
Trophic ecology of the desert hedgehog Hemiechinus aethiopicus Ehrenberg, 1833 in the Mergueb natural reserve (M'Sila, Algeria)
The rank of termites as the main prey item in both adults and juveniles might be the result of isopterans being small-sized prey, with reduced variation in size.
Diet of the Tepalcatepec Valley whiptail, Aspidoscelis calidipes (Squamata: Teiidae), in Michoacan, Mexico

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