Correction: Influence of Soil Properties on Soldierless Termite Distribution
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135341.].
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Influence of Soil Properties on Soldierless Termite Distribution
In tropical rainforests, termites constitute an important part of the soil fauna biomass, and as for other soil arthropods, variations in soil composition create opportunities for niche partitioning. The aim of this study was twofold: first, we tested whether soil-feeding termite species differ in the foraging substrate; second, we investigated whether soil-feeding termites select their foragin...
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