Building mud castles: a perspective from brick-laying termites
Abstract Animal constructions such as termite mounds have received scrutiny by architects, structural engineers, soil scientists and behavioural ecologists but their basic building blocks remain uncharacterized and the criteria used for material selection unexplored. By conducting controlled experim...
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Main Authors: | Nikita Zachariah, Aritra Das, Tejas G. Murthy, Renee M. Borges |
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Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2017
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/a01c39ba7de54da0aaec0a6ff176db6f |
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