THE STUDY OF POPULATION AND COLONY INTERRELATION OF ANACANTHROTERMES TURKESTANICUS (ISOPTERA: HODOTERMITIDAE) IN KHOREZM OASIS

The families of common insects quite adequately present ecological functions and considered as the unit of population by many specialists. In termite families two generations are present – royal (king) pair and its numerous descendants. Because of the duration of the multiplication period the individuals of different casts from one mound belong to one generation and are ---- in relation to each other, but the ones simultaneously flying out from neighboring mounds of different ages can belong to different generations, which always takes place in long-term existing populations. The termites from closely located mounds (3, 4, 5, 6) don’t usually display mutual hostility. The A. turkestanicus termites live not only in single families, but also unite into the whole colonies. In the closely located several termites there is only one king and queen.

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