Associations of Two Ecologically Significant Social Insect Taxa in the Litter of an Amazonian Rainforest: Is There a Relationship between Ant and Termite Species Richness?

Figure 4

Correlation between ant species richness and (a) the species richness of termites with chemical defense (Spearman’s Rho = 0.195, 𝑃=0.136, 𝑛=60), (b) the species richness of termites with mechanical (mandibular) defense (Spearman’s Rho = 0.159, 𝑃=0.225, 𝑛=60), and (c) the species richness of soldierless termites (Anoplotermes and Ruptitermes) (Spearman’s Rho = 0.379, 𝑃=0.003, 𝑛=60).

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