Termite Evolution: A Primal Knock on Wood or a Hearty Mouthful of Dirt.

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Category Primary study
JournalCurrent biology : CB
Year 2019
Termite success is inexorably linked to their diet and symbiotic cellulolytic intestinal microorganisms. A new study reveals that soil feeding may have triggered a turnover in intestinal symbionts, rather than ectosymbiont cultivation, allowing termites to achieve ecological dominance.
Epistemonikos ID: 43e6d4ca0a4b0f10c60ee6f6debbe746ba94c882
First added on: Apr 13, 2022