@article{fdi:010072037,
  title = {{E}vidence from {M}id-{I}nfrared {S}pectroscopy ({MIRS}) that the biochemical fingerprints of {O}dontotermes obesus colonies change according to their geographical location and age},
  author = {{J}ouquet, {P}ascal and {P}ando, {A}nne and {A}roui {B}oukbida, {H}anane and {H}arit, {A}. and {C}apowiez, {Y}. and {B}ottinelli, {N}icolas},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n this study, we used {M}id-{I}nfrared {S}pectroscopy ({MIRS}) to analyze the biochemical fingerprints of nine termite colonies (soldiers, minor and major workers). {W}e then examined whether these spectra could be used to differentiate termite colonies and if their differences could be explained by the geographical distances between colonies and/or their ages. {W}e demonstrated that when only data from the heads of minor workers were considered, the specific fingerprint of each colony appeared to reflect its coordinate position in the study site. {H}owever, termite mound height, a proxy for colony age, was the main factor governing these signatures when data from the abdomen of major workers were used. {T}hus, this study shows the potential of {MIRS} for differentiating termite colonies in the field. {I}t also highlights the close relationship between the physiological states of termite colonies and their environment.},
  keywords = {{T}ermite ; {M}ounds ; {N}iche construction ; {E}xtended phenotype ; {I}ndia ; {INDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nsectes {S}ociaux},
  volume = {65},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {77--84},
  ISSN = {0020-1812},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00040-017-0589-0},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072037},
}