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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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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A Glycoproteinaceous Secretion in the Seminal Vesicles of the Termite Coptotermes gestroi (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). [PDF]
Insects, 2019 Coptotermes gestroi is a subterranean termite with colonies generally headed by a pair of primary reproductives, although neotenics may occur. In this study, the male reproductive system was compared during different life stages of nymphs, alates ...
Laranjo LT, Haifig I, Costa-Leonardo AM.
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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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Sex-specific inhibition and stimulation of worker-reproductive transition in a termite [PDF]
, 2017 In social insects, the postembryonic development of individuals exhibits strong phenotypic plasticity in response to the environment, thus generating the caste system. Different from eusocial Hymenoptera, in which queens dominate reproduction and inhibit
Qian Sun +7 more
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Multiple nymphoid reproductives in the nests of the neotropical termite, Armitermes euamignathus (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) [PDF]
, 1996 Armitermes euamignathus Silvestri (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) is a mound building termite that is common in Brazilian regions of the Cerrado vegetation.
Soares, Helena Xavier +2 more
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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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Ability of primary and secondary reproductives to inhibit the development of neotenics in Kalotermes flavicollis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) [PDF]
European Journal of Entomology, 2004 The inhibitory potential of primary and secondary reproductives was studied using half-orphaned colonies of Kalotermes flavicollis. Both primary and secondary reproductives (neotenics) were equally effective in inhibiting the development of replacement reproductives. Single females totally inhibited the development of female secondary reproductives but
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Differential Impacts of Juvenile Hormone, Soldier Head Extract and Alternate Caste Phenotypes on Host and Symbiont Gene Expression in the Gut of the Termite Reticulitermes flavipes. [PDF]
, 2013 Background Termites are highly eusocial insects and show a division of labor whereby morphologically distinct individuals specialize in distinct tasks.
Yijun Sun +13 more
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Molecular basis for the reproductive division of labour in a lower termite
BMC Genomics, 2007 Background Polyphenism, the expression of different phenotypes with the same genetic background, is well known for social insects. The substantial physiological and morphological differences among the castes generally are the result of differential gene ...
Rehli Michael, Weil Tobias, Korb Judith
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