Zinc distribution on the mandible cutting edges of two drywood termites, Incisitermes minor and Cryptotermes domesticus (Isoptera : Kalotermitidae) | Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)

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7829791

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Zinc distribution on the mandible cutting edges of two drywood termites, Incisitermes minor and Cryptotermes domesticus (Isoptera : Kalotermitidae)

Author(s)

Ohmura, W; Matsunaga, H; Yoshimura, T; Suzuki, Y; Imaseki, H

Year

2007

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Journal

Sociobiology
ISSN: 0361-6525
EISSN: 2447-8067

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Issue

Page Numbers

1035-1040

Language

English

Web of Science Id

WOS:000250180200021

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http://://WOS:000250180200021
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Abstract

Elemental analyses of the mandibles of two Kalotermitid termites, Incisitermes minor and Cryptotermes domesticus, were performed by PIXE. The mandibles were found to have zinc as a predominant metal on their cutting edges; on the other hand, they possess manganese through the pigmentation area. Chloride was generally present on the mandibles, especially on the cutting edges accompanied by zinc.

Keywords

termite; Incisitermes minor; Cryptotermes domesticus; zinc; metal distribution