ON THE ELEVATED INTESTINAL PH OF HIGHER TERMITES (ISOPTERA, TERMITIDAE)

被引:81
作者
BIGNELL, DE [1 ]
EGGLETON, P [1 ]
机构
[1] NAT HIST MUSEUM,DEPT ENTOMOL,DIV BIODIVERS,LONDON SW7 5BD,ENGLAND
关键词
HINDGUT; ALKALINITY; EVOLUTION; SYMBIONTS; GUT MORPHOLOGY;
D O I
10.1007/BF01245699
中图分类号
Q96 [昆虫学];
学科分类号
摘要
The pH of the gut contents was measured in 52 species of higher termites (Termitidae), representing 36 genera in all four subfamilies. A statistically significant trend was shown from lower termites with low mean gut pH through to the Termitinae with higher mean gut pHs. Elevation of the pH occurred principally in the first and third proctodaeal segments, reaching values as high as 10.5 in 8 soil-feeding genera and 1 wood-feeding genus of Termitinae. Elevation of gut pH within the Termitidae appears to be independent of the general nature of the feeding substrate.
引用
收藏
页码:57 / 69
页数:13
相关论文
共 21 条