Cooperative policing behaviour regulates reproductive division of labour in a termite. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2020 Reproductive conflicts are common in insect societies where helping castes retain reproductive potential. One of the mechanisms regulating these conflicts is policing, a coercive behaviour that reduces direct reproduction by other individuals.
Sun Q +4 more
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Characterization of the transcriptomes and cuticular protein gene expression of alate adult, brachypterous neotenic and adultoid reproductives of Reticulitermes labralis. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2016 AbstractThe separation of primary reproductive and secondary reproductive roles based on the differentiation of alate adults and neotenic reproductives is the most prominent characteristic of termites. To clarify the mechanism underlying this differentiation, we sequenced the transcriptomes of alate adults (ARs), brachypterous neotenics (BNs) and ...
Su X +6 more
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Diversity of Termite Breeding Systems [PDF]
Insects, 2019 Termites are social insects that live in colonies headed by reproductive castes. The breeding system is defined by the number of reproductive individuals in a colony and the castes to which they belong.
Edward L. Vargo
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Widespread occurrence of asexual reproduction in higher termites of the Termes group (Termitidae: Termitinae) [PDF]
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2019 Background A decade ago, the mixed reproductive strategy Asexual Queen Succession (AQS) was first described in termites. In AQS species, the workers, soldiers and dispersing reproductives are produced through sexual reproduction, while non-dispersing ...
Simon Hellemans +5 more
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King- and queen-specific degradation of uric acid contributes to reproduction in termites. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2023 シロアリの社会における分業システムの鍵を発見 --王と女王だけが持つことを許された酵素を特定--. 京都大学プレスリリース. 2023-03-22.Caste-based reproductive division of labour in social insects is built on asymmetries in resource allocation within colonies.
Konishi T +3 more
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Reproductive Soldier Development Is Controlled by Direct Physical Interactions with Reproductive and Soldier Termites [PDF]
Insects, 2021 In eusocial insects (e.g., ants, bees, and termites), the roles of different castes are assigned to different individuals. These castes possess unique phenotypes that are specialized for specific tasks.
Yudai Masuoka +4 more
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Bulletin of Entomological Research, 2022 AbstractThe Asian subterranean termiteCoptotermes gestroiis a worldwide structural pest, although its reproductive biology has been poorly investigated due to a cryptic habit and occurrence of polycalic nests. In this study, we investigated ovarian development and oogenesis in different-aged females ofC.
Ana Maria Costa-Leonardo +2 more
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Why and how do termite kings and queens live so long? [PDF]
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 2021 Lifespan varies greatly across the tree of life. Of the various explanations for this phenomenon, those that involve trade-offs between reproduction and longevity have gained considerable support.
Tasaki E, Takata M, Matsuura K.
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 In several insect eusocial lineages, e.g., some aphids, thrips, ants, some stingless bees, and termites, task specialization is brought to its climax with a sterile soldier caste solely devoted to colony defense.
Corentin Jouault +11 more
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The lose-to-win strategy of the weak: intraspecific parasitism via egg abduction in a termite. [PDF]
Biol Lett, 2021 Predation by larger conspecifics poses a major threat to small juveniles in many animal species. However, in social insects, raids perpetrated by large colonies may provide smaller colonies with opportunities for parasitization.
Tamaki C, Takata M, Matsuura K.
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