NITROGEN-FIXATION IN TERMITES
NITROGEN-FIXATION IN TERMITES
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DOI:
10.1126/science.181.4095.164
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发表时间:
1973-01-01
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
BENEMANN, JR
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作者:
BENEMANN, JR
Nitrogen fixation, measured by the reduction of acetylene to ethylene, was found in workers of the dry-wood termiteKalotermes minor. The soldiers and reproductive castes fixed little or no nitrogen. The fixation rates ranged between 24 and 566 micrograms of nitrogen fixed per month per gram (wet weight) of termite. Nitrogen fixation can be a significant source of nitrogen for these termites.