Essays about: "termites"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word termites.

  1. 1. At home in the urban growth

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Boel Andersson; Fredrika Ek Linde; [2022]
    Keywords : Guniea-Bissau; Bissau; Housing;

    Abstract : Our project aims to investigate a housing typology that could meet the challenges of the urban sprawl in Bissau, and at the same time meet the needs of the residents.  Through a study trip together with KTH studio Adrift: In Situ, we made on-site investigations and mapping in Bissau. READ MORE

  3. 2. Identification of core gut bacterial community of royal pair of a fungus-growing termite, Macrotermes natalensis

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Jayalal Kalathilparambil Jayanthan; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Approximately 30 million years ago, ancestors of fungus-growing termites started an obligate mutualistic relationship with a Basidiomycete fungus Termitomyces. The success of this obligate relation is the division of labour and reliance on termite caste gut microbial symbionts. READ MORE

  4. 3. Prey specialization and diet of frogs in Borneo

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Kristoffer Ahlm; [2015]
    Keywords : specialization; frogs; diet; stomachflushing;

    Abstract : Earlier studies of the diet of frogs indicate that most adult frogs are mainly insectivorous. Overall, frogs are viewed more as generalists than specialists in terms of their diet. However, despite earlier studies, there are still gaps in our knowledge regarding what frogs tend to eat and the degree of specialization. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ants and termites in small-scale plantain farms in Uganda : a comparison between agroforestry and non-agroforestry farms

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Sara Söderlund; [2013]
    Keywords : agroforestry; small-scale farmers; Uganda; macrofauna; ants; termites;

    Abstract : This study was conducted in Kkingo district, west of Masaka, Uganda. It compared soil macrofauna abundance in non-agroforestry farms with that of agroforestry farms. The agroforestry farms had participated in the Vi Agroforestry´s program between 1995 and 2006, and continued on their own after 2006, when Vi Agroforestry left the area. READ MORE

  6. 5. Effects of trees and termite nests in agroforestry parklands on preferential water flows : image analysis of soil profiles after rain simulations and dye experiments

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Addisu Almaw Semeneh; [2012]
    Keywords : Preferential water flow; macro pores; infiltration capacity; termites; Vittelaria paradoxa; tropics; Burkina Faso; brilliant blue tracer;

    Abstract : Water scarcity is a critical problem in semi-arid tropics of Burkina Faso. Agroforestry parklands, a land use where scattered trees are maintained with annual crops, is commonly practiced by farmers in which termite nests are integral components of the system. READ MORE