Keyword

termites

Description: Termites are eusocial insects in the order Blattodea that live in colonies and commonly feed on wood and other plant material.

Primary topic: Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (51%)

Wikidata ID: wiki/Q546583

OpenAlex ID: keywords/termites

The Insect Societies

1971 · Edward O. Wilson · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 4,764

Dynamic patterns: The self-organization of brain and behavior

1997 · Computers & Mathematics with Applications · 2,839

The gut microbiota of insects – diversity in structure and function

2013 · Philipp Engel, Nancy A. Moran · FEMS Microbiology Reviews · 2,601

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T HE G UT B ACTERIA OF I NSECTS : Nonpathogenic Interactions

2004 · R.J. Dillon, V.M. Dillon · Annual Review of Entomology · 1,411

The Superorganism: the beauty, elegance, and strangeness of insect societies

2009 · Choice Reviews Online · 1,205

Soil function in a changing world: the role of invertebrate ecosystem engineers

1997 · Patrick Lavelle, David E. Bignell, et al. · European Journal of Soil Biology · 1,164

Biodiversity inventories, indicator taxa and effects of habitat modification in tropical forest

1998 · J. H. Lawton, D. E. Bignell, et al. · Nature · 1,128

Ecological Consequences of Foraging Mode

1981 · Raymound B. Huey, Eric R. Pianka · Ecology · 1,082

Parasites in Social Insects

1999 · Paul Schmid-Hempel · Princeton University Press eBooks · 993

Biology of Termites: a Modern Synthesis

2010 · Bignell, David Edward, Lo, Nathan, et al. · Springer eBooks · 976

Symbiotic digestion of lignocellulose in termite guts

2014 · Andreas Brune · Nature Reviews Microbiology · 966

Three‐dimensional model synthesis of the global methane cycle

1991 · I. Fung, J. John, et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 958

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Body size, energy metabolism and lifespan

2005 · John R. Speakman · Journal of Experimental Biology · 913

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Review on the use of insects in the diet of farmed fish: Past and future

2015 · M. Henry, L. Gasco, et al. · Animal Feed Science and Technology · 887

The microbial dimension in insect nutritional ecology

2009 · A. E. Douglas · Functional Ecology · 847

Termites: Evolution, Sociality, Symbioses, Ecology

2000 · Springer eBooks · 815

Eusociality: Origin and consequences

2005 · Edward O. Wilson, Bert Hölldobler · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 783

Evolution of Social Insect Colonies

1996 · Ross H Crozier, Pekka Pamilo · 774

A review of the direct and indirect effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on vertebrate wildlife

2014 · David Gibbons, Christy Morrissey, et al. · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · 756

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Soil invertebrates as ecosystem engineers: Intended and accidental effects on soil and feedback loops

2006 · Pascal Jouquet, Jens Dauber, et al. · Applied Soil Ecology · 731

Faunal Activities and Soil Processes: Adaptive Strategies That Determine Ecosystem Function

1997 · P. Lavelle · Advances in ecological research/Advances in Ecological Research · 728

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Role of Microorganisms in the Digestion of Lignocellulose by Termites

1994 · J A Breznak, A Brune · Annual Review of Entomology · 628

The Evolution of Agriculture in Insects

2005 · Ulrich G. Mueller, Nicole M. Gerardo, et al. · Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics · 590

The Evolution of Social Behaviour in Insects and Arachnids

1997 · Jae Chun Choe, Bernard J. Crespi · 590

Do diet and taxonomy influence insect gut bacterial communities?

2012 · D. R. Colman, E. C. Toolson, et al. · Molecular Ecology · 580

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Citation count: 169,300