Variation In Mound Structure Built by The Termite Odontotermes Obesus (Rambur) (Isoptera : Termitidae) In Udaipur (South Rafasthan)
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Odontotermes Obesus, Odontotermes ObesusAbstract
Mound building in termite is a species-specific and innate behavior of worker caste. The mounds built by Odontotermes obesus (R.) have variation in structure and dimensions. In the present study the 149 mound built by Odontotermes obesus (R.) in five crop fields and one forest nursery, which is hilly area, were observed. There were five different types of mound structure were found. The mound structure are varied large to moderate size, dome shaped to subconial and butteresd ranged from 21-110 cm in height and 25 to 560 cm in basal diameter. Sisarma forest nursery which is hilly area has more II type of mounds which are moderate in size and buttressed. In crop fields maximum no. of mounds were of III type i.e. broad base and irregular in shape.
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