Dataset on Substrate-Borne Vibrations of Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Blattodea: Isoptera) Termites

Lívia Fonseca Nunes, Paulo Fellipe Cristaldo, Pedro Sérgio Silva, Leonardo Bonato Felix, Danilo Miranda Ribeiro and Og DeSouza
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Lívia Fonseca Nunes: Department of Entomology, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900, Brazil
Paulo Fellipe Cristaldo: Department of Agronomy, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife PE 52171-900, Brazil
Pedro Sérgio Silva: Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900, Brazil
Leonardo Bonato Felix: Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900, Brazil
Danilo Miranda Ribeiro: Department of Entomology, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900, Brazil
Og DeSouza: Department of Entomology, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900, Brazil

Data, 2019, vol. 4, issue 2, 1-8

Abstract: Here we present data on distinct stimuli as elicitors of substrate-borne vibrations performed by groups of termites belonging to the species Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Blattodea: Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae). The study consisted of assays where termite workers and soldiers were exposed to different airborne stimuli and the vibrations thereby elicited were captured by an accelerometer attached under the floor of the arena in which the termites were confined. A video camera was also used as a visual complement. The data provided here contribute to fill a gap currently existing in published datasets on termite communication.

Keywords: termite vibrational reaction; stimuli; soldier’s head extract (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C8 C80 C81 C82 C83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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