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Table 4 Correlation between environmental factors (atmospheric temperature, relative humidity and precipitation) and caste composition of termites

From: Impact of environmental factors on the population dynamics, density and foraging activities of Odontotermes lokanandi and Microtermes obesi in Islamabad

Termites species

Atmospheric temp (°C)

Relative humidity (%)

Precipitation (mm)

M. obesi

r =0.184*, P = 0.005

r = −0.208*, P = 0.001

r = 0.069 ns, P = 0.292

O. lokanandi

r = −0.090 ns, P = 0.084

r = 0.174*, P = 0.001

r = 0.159*, P = 0.002

  1. * = Significantly different at 5% level of significance. ns Non-significant.