Agonistic behaviour of Microcerotermes sp.
Hardianti Hasyim, Astuti Arif, Syahidah

Fakultas Kehutanan Unhas

Abstract

Microcerotermes sp is a type of termite found living in the Hasanuddin University campus area that covering 220 hectare with types buildings and trees. The area that had been converted into an urban forest is a habitat for some termites species. They attack the wooden components of buildings, litter and wood on the ground, dead and living trees etc. The study aims to analyse the agonistic behaviour of Microcerotermes sp. from different colonies. The results showed that in the agonistic behaviour of Microcerotermes sp. classified non-aggresive indicated by attenation as the most dominant behaviour with an average frequency of 39.9. For competition level testing, the two colonies have almost the same survival rate. However, colony 1 had a slightly higher survival rate than the other colonies, with an average survival rate of 58.00% and 57.75%, respectively. These two termite colonies are categorized as competitive.

Keywords: Microcerothermes sp, termites, Agonistic Behavior, Competitiveness

Topic: Topik D: Climate change impacts for biodiversity