Termite mounds harness diurnal temperature oscillations for ventilation.

King, Hunter; Ocko, Samuel; Mahadevan, L

King, Hunter; Ocko, Samuel; Mahadevan, L.

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King H; Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138;
Ocko S; Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139;
Mahadevan L; Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138; Departments of Physics and Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Kavli Institute for Nanbio Science and Technology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 lm@seas.harvard.edu.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 112(37): 11589-93, 2015 Sep 15.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26316023

Assuntos

Isópteros/fisiologia; Respiração; Temperatura; Animais; Dióxido de Carbono/química; Ecossistema; Umidade; Microclima; Solo; Termodinâmica

Palavras-chave

ecosystem engineering; niche construction; termite mound; thermodynamics; ventilation

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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Respiração / Temperatura / Isópteros Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article

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