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VOL. 130 



1948, pp. 533-626. (Action vitamin T on 

 vertebrates, "termitine" (vitamin T) in- 

 creases weight of mammals 20%, inde- 

 pendent of quality nutrition; not a 

 growth vitamin but a stimulant.) 

 1948a, pp. 115-118. (Review present status 

 research on vitamin T ( = termitin) .) 



GoETScH, W., and Gruger, R., 1942, pp. 41- 

 1X2. (Fungal nutrition frequent in social 

 insects. In termites considered purely 

 lignivorous, as Kalotermes and Retictdi- 

 termes spp., use various fungi as addi- 

 tional food, can live on these for long 

 time, represent initial stages of an evolu- 

 tionary series to exclusive fungus feeders.) 



Grasse, p. p., 1939b, pp. 251-262. (Feeding 

 soldiers.) 



Grasse, P. P., and Noirot, C., 1945, pp. 273- 

 292. (Transmission of symbiotic flagel- 

 lates and the nourishment of termites.) 



Hegh, E., 1922, pp. 219-369. (Food termites, 

 world.) 



Hendee, E. C., 1933, pp. 111-134. (Associa- 

 tion Kalotermes mitjor, Reticulitermes 

 hesperus, and Zootermopsis angusticollis 

 with fungi.) 

 1934, p. 316. (Role fungi in diet Zooter- 

 mopsis angusticollis; fed on rotten, fun- 

 gus-containing wood increased in dry 

 weight and total nitrogen, more rapid 

 growth.) 



1934, in Kofoid, 2d ed., pp. 105-116. (As- 

 sociation termites and fungi, former bene- 

 fit by presence fungi in cellulose diet, 

 latter by transport spores and hyphae.) 



1935, pp. 499-525. (Fungi form essential 

 part natural diet Zootermopsis angusti- 

 collis.) 



HuNGATE, R. E., 1936, pp. 240-249. (Molds 

 in alimentary tract Zootermopsis not 

 numerous enough to be of significance 

 in digesting cellulose. Bacteria that could 

 decompose cellulose not sufficiently abun- 

 dant to make cellulose available to ter- 

 mites. Amount cellulose digested by 

 molds and bacteria much less than that 

 digested during passage of wood through 

 the termites.) 



1938, pp. 1-25. (Relative importance of 

 Zootcrjnopsis angusticollis and nevadensis 

 and Protozoa in wood digestion; diges- 

 tion Vi dependent upon Protozoa.) 



1938a, p. 53. (Some products of the cellu- 

 lose dissimilation by termite Protozoa.) 



1939, pp. 230-245. (Anaerobic carbohydrate 

 dissimilation by intestinal Protozoa, Zo- 

 otermopsis.) 



1940, pp. 382-392. (Nitrogen content of 

 sound and decayed wood and its rela- 

 tion to loss in weight during decay.) 



1 94 1, pp. 467-489. (Dependence upon fungi 

 as food primitive feature, transport nitro- 

 gen which is not fixed from the air, 

 comes from wood.) 



1943, pp. 730-739. (Quantitative analysis 

 on the cellulose fermentation by Proto- 

 zoa.) 



1943a, pp. 56-58, in Campbell, F. L., and 

 Moulton, F. R. (Laboratory procedures.) 



1944, pp. 91-98. (Growth and nitrogen 

 utilization in laboratory cultures Zooter- 

 mopsis nevadensis, no fixation atmos- 

 pheric nitrogen, obtained from wood and 

 soil, acted on by fungi; in nature fungi 

 hinder growth termites by rapid decom- 

 position wood.) 



1946, pp. 9-24. (Symbiotic utilization of 

 cellulose.) 



JoLY, P., 1940, pp. 408-410. (Chemical re- 

 search on principal vitamins and ketonic 

 hormones in blood Bellicositertnes na- 

 talensis queen.) 



Kalshoven, L. G. E., 1937a, p. 35. (Java, 

 Macrotermes feeding on dead leaves.) 

 i954> PP- 319-323. (Java, Macrotermes gil- 

 vus primary mound builder, can live 

 without wood, on grass.) 



Keene, E. a., and Light, S. F., 1944, pp. 283- 

 290. (Results of feeding ether extracts 

 of male reproductives to groups nymphal 

 termites.) 



Koch, A., 1938, pp. 81-90. (Bacterial sym- 

 biosis in Mastotermes darwiniensis.) 



Leach, J. G., 1940, pp. 67-74. (Transmission 

 plant diseases, termites, fungi. Protozoa.) 



Leach, J. G., and Granovsky, A. A., 1938, 

 pp. 66-67. (Possible explanation apparent 

 ability termites to thrive on nitrogen-de- 

 ficient diet, anal feeding reabsorption 

 nitrogen from Malpighian tubes and Pro- 

 tozoa from the gut, nitrogen used re- 

 peatedly enables termites to live on pure 

 cellulose for long time.) 



Lund, E. C, 1930, pp. 81-96. (Efifect of diet 

 upon intestinal fauna of Termopsis.) 



Mansour, K., 1936, pp. 233-241. (Enzymes 

 of wood-eating insects, significance of in- 

 testinal microorganisms in nutrition.) 



Mansour, K., and Mansour-Bek, J. J., 1934, 

 pp. 363-382. (Role microorganisms in 

 digestion wood.) 



MoNTANDON, A. L., 1910, pp. 444-452. (Neu- 

 ters produced by castration of young 

 through special diet.) 



MoRSTATT, H., 1922, pp. 9-16. 



