Shared Termite Species across the Pacific Ocean
| Main Authors: | Burgos-Chaidez, Rosa Maria, Vazquez-Ley, Gabriela |
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| Format: | Proceeding poster |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2017
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1035398 |
Daftar Isi:
- Human trade has been recognized as an important variable on new territory invasion success. Trade inside and through Asia and North America developed over the centuries has made possible the exchange of social insects, as has been demonstrated for the ant \textit{Solenopsis geminata}. We make a literature review until December 2016 of the termite species shared between countries on the antique Manila-Acapulco galleon trade route . We apply terms for the organisms (Isoptera, term*, *termitidae, *termitinae, *termes) on conjunction with a location corresponding to contemporary Mexico and USA (Neotropic*, neartic*, America) or Asian countries (Philippines, China, and Japan) generating actualized termite species lists. Our results reveal nine shared species being five of American origin and mostly one piece nesters. Meanwhile the remaining Asian species all belong to the genus \textit{ Coptotermes} being, \textit{C. formosanus}, \textit{C. gestroi} and \textit{ C. vastator} and possibly \textit{Cryptotermes domesticus} . Being one piece nesters for the American species appear as an important biological trait to survive the travel and stablish populations successfully. Being a \textit{Coptotermes} species contributed on the way to America. Future genetic research will clarify the timing of the possible several independent introductions. Certainly more species will be found as termite identification keys are developed for the North American Region. Financed by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) Project 16236.