Morphology and gonad development of normal soldiers and reproductive soldiers of the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (Isoptera, Archotermopsidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2011 Reproductive or neotenic soldiers of the Archotermopsid Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (Hagen) are compared to sterile soldiers and primary male reproductives.
Susan Johnson +3 more
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Queen and king recognition in the subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes: Evidence for royal recognition pheromones. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Royal recognition is a central feature of insect societies, allowing them to maintain the reproductive division of labor and regulate colony demography. Queen recognition has been broadly demonstrated and queen recognition pheromones have been identified
Colin F Funaro +2 more
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Sociobiology, 2013 Division of labor among castes in social insect colonies increases ergonomic efficiency and colony-level fitness, and has played a key role in the ecological success of social insects.
Yoshinobu Hayashi +3 more
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Termites assess wood size by using vibration signals
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2005 International audienceContrary to the common perception that termites are indiscrimi-nant eaters, termites choose their food carefully; however, the methods by which they choose food are not well understood.
Evans, Theodore A +5 more
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Polystoma australis(Monogenea): Development and reproduction in neotenic parasites [PDF]
South African Journal of Zoology, 1989 Development and reproduction of neotenic Polystoma australis were investigated in natural anuran Kassina and Semnodactylus hosts in South Africa. Newly established parasites attached mainly inside the left branchial chamber. They then migrated so that parasites older than eight days occurred almost exclusively in the right branchial chamber.
Kok, D.J., du Preez, L.H.
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Facultative asexual reproduction and genetic diversity of populations in the humivorous termite Cavitermes tuberosus. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2016 Fournier D +3 more
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Asexual queen succession in the higher termite Embiratermes neotenicus. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2015 Fougeyrollas R +6 more
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Hormone-related genes heterochronically and modularly regulate neotenic differentiation in termites.
Developmental Biology, 2022 Caste development in social insects requires the coordination of molting and metamorphosis during postembryonic development. In termites, i.e., hemimetabolous eusocial insects, caste fate is determined during postembryonic development. However, it is not
K. Oguchi, Shigeyuki Koshikawa, T. Miura
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Development of neotenics induced by a temporary absence of functional reproductives in Kalotermes flavicollis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) [PDF]
European Journal of Entomology, 2005 The effect of removing the functional pair of Kalotermes flavicollis from an experimental colony for 12, 24 or 48 h and the repeated removal for a particular number of hours per day (2, 4, 6, 12, 18, 20, and 22 h) was studied. An absence of the functional pair for 12 h had no affect on the development of new neotenics, whereas 24-h absence induced the ...
Jiří KINDL, Ivan HRDÝ
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Multifunctional queen pheromone and maintenance of reproductive harmony in termite colonies. [PDF]
, 2012 Pheromones are likely involved in all social activities of social insects including foraging, sexual behavior, defense, nestmate recognition, and caste regulation. Regulation of the number of fertile queens requires communication between reproductive and
Matsuura, Kenji
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