Transference of bioactive compounds from support plants to the termites Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Isoptera)

Policarpo, Iamara Silva; Vasconcellos, Alexandre; Chaves, Thiago Pereira; Raimundo, Joanda Paolla; Medeiros, Ana Cláudia Dantas de; Coutinho, Henrique Douglas Melo; Alves, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.173

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“…While the journals at the top of the list are specific journals (with social insect-focused scopes), not only has the number of papers increased as a function of time but also the impact factor (IF) of journals that authors published on the species. The journal with the highest impact factor that published information concerning C. cyphergaster had an IF = 7.963 [ 26 ]. Most of the studies that generated information related to this termite were carried out under laboratory conditions ( Table 1 ).…”

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“…Morphologically, C. cyphergaster has dimorphic workers, with a division of labor during foraging [ 23 ]; furthermore, the apterous lineages of this termite do not display sexual polymorphisms, as both soldiers and workers are male [ 24 ]. The species demonstrates preferences for certain plants as support for their nests, and they use some of the metabolites produced by those plants as defensive compounds [ 25 , 26 ].…”

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The Impact of Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) Termites on Semiarid Ecosystems in Brazil: A Review of Current Research

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Termites have global distributions and play important roles in most ecosystems, often with high nest densities and interesting associations with other organisms. Constrictotermes cyphergaster, is a termite endemic to South America, widely distributed and very conspicuous, and has therefore been considered a good model for filling in gaps in general termite ecology and their relationships with other organisms (e.g., termitophily). A systematic review (content and bibliometric analyses) was used to gather all published scientific knowledge related to C. cyphergaster as well as to observe trends, verify gaps, and direct new perspectives for future studies of this species. We identified 54 studies, of which more than 50% were published in the last five years (28 articles). The majority of the articles investigated the relationships between C. cyphergaster and macroorganisms (44.4%), followed by specific aspects of its biology (25.9%). The collaboration network revealed that links between researchers are still limited and modular, but trending topics have changed over time. Additionally, there are differences in the aims of the studies being carried out in the Caatinga and Cerrado domains, with some information focusing only on one of those environments. Our results show that some gaps in the biology and ecology of C. cyphergaster remain to be explored, although collaborative efforts between researchers open opportunities for suggesting future studies that would make relevant contributions to the general knowledge of termites.

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