Genetic analysis of population structure and reproductive mode of the termite Reticulitermes chinensis snyder. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The subterranean termite Reticulitermes chinensis Snyder is an important pest of trees and buildings in China. Here, we characterized genetic structure and reproductive modes of R. chinensis from China for the first time. A total of 1,875 workers from 75
Qiuying Huang +3 more
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Comparison of the gut microbiota from soldier and worker castes of the termite Reticulitermes grassei [PDF]
, 2014 The bacterial microbiota from the whole gut of soldier and worker castes of the termite Reticulitermes grassei was isolated and studied. In addition, the 16S rDNA bacterial genes from gut DNA were PCR-amplified using Bacteria-selective primers, and the ...
Berlanga Herranz, Mercedes +3 more
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Oocyte resorption in termite queens: Seasonal dynamics and controlling factors [PDF]
, 2021 Female insects can resorb their oocytes that could not be oviposited. Oocyte resorption is proposed to be an adaptive mechanism to optimize fitness in hostile environments, recouping resources that might otherwise be lost.
Matsuura, Kenji, Nozaki, Tomonari
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Differential impacts of juvenile hormone, soldier head extract and alternate caste phenotypes on host and symbiont transcriptome composition 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.
Drion G Boucias +6 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
Hampton, Jordan D. +3 more
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Population Genetic Structure and Breeding Pattern of Higher Group Termite Globitermes sulphureus (Haviland) (Blattodea:Termitidae) [PDF]
, 2021 The subterranean termite Globitermes sulphureus (Blattodea: Termitidae) can be found in tropical regions. We chose seven novel species-specific microsatellite markers to infer the breeding pattern of G.
Ab Majid, Abdul Hafiz +1 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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The Plasticity and Developmental Potential of Termites [PDF]
, 2021 Phenotypic plasticity provides organisms with the potential to adapt to their environment and can drive evolutionary innovations. Developmental plasticity is environmentally induced variation in phenotypes during development that arise from a shared ...
Eggleton, P, Revely, L, Sumner, S
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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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Termites, hemimetabolous diploid white ants?
Frontiers in Zoology, 2008 Ants and termites are the most abundant animals on earth. Their ecological success is attributed to their social life. They live in colonies consisting of few reproducing individuals, while the large majority of colony members (workers/soldiers) forego ...
Korb Judith
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