Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.2307/2997396 |
| Title (Primary) | The distribution of Schedorhinotermes lamanianus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) and its termitophile Paraclystis (Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in Kenya: its importance for understanding east African biogeography |
| Author | Brandl, R.; Bagine, R.K.N.; Kaib, M. |
| Source Titel | Global Ecology and Biogeography |
| Year | 1996 |
| Department | OESA |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Page From | 143 |
| Page To | 148 |
| Language | englisch |
| Keywords | Schedorhinotermes; Paraclystis; Kenya; faunal history |
| Abstract | In Kenya humid lowland forests occur in the Lake Basin at the edge of the Guineo-Congolian forest block and along the coast with an extended arid belt in between. From distributional records of the forest termite Schedorhinotermes lamanianus (Sjostedt) we suggest that, during humid periods in the past extensive forests existed along rivers, which may have allowed forest species to cross the arid gap along the easterly drainages. Termitophile tineids of the genus Paraclystis live exclusively within nests of S. lamanianus. We found II divisus in the Lake Basin. However, despite intensive sampling in the Coastal Province, we only recorded P. integer in all investigated colonies. This suggests that the faunal crossroads along rivers were not open to all species during wetter periods in the past. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=21569 |
| Brandl, R., Bagine, R.K.N., Kaib, M. (1996): The distribution of Schedorhinotermes lamanianus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) and its termitophile Paraclystis (Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in Kenya: its importance for understanding east African biogeography Glob. Ecol. Biogeogr. 5 (3), 143 - 148 10.2307/2997396 |
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