"Isoptera" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An order of insects, restricted mostly to the tropics, containing at least eight families. A few species occur in temperate regions of North America.
| Descriptor ID |
D020049
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.485
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| Concept/Terms |
Isoptera- Isoptera
- Isopteras
- Termites
- Termite
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Isoptera" by people in Profiles.
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Urine as an important source of sodium increases decomposition in an inland but not coastal tropical forest. Oecologia. 2015 Feb; 177(2):571-9.
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Chimpanzees create and modify probe tools functionally: A study with zoo-housed chimpanzees. Am J Primatol. 2015 Feb; 77(2):162-70.
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Sodium fertilization increases termites and enhances decomposition in an Amazonian forest. Ecology. 2014 Apr; 95(4):795-800.
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Flexibility and persistence of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) foraging behavior in a captive environment. Am J Primatol. 2012 Jul; 74(7):661-8.
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Energetic basis of colonial living in social insects. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Feb 23; 107(8):3634-8.
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Sodium shortage as a constraint on the carbon cycle in an inland tropical rainforest. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Nov 17; 106(46):19405-9.
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New strategies for cultivation and detection of previously uncultured microbes. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Aug; 70(8):4748-55.