Not Only Soldiers Have Weapons: Evolution of the Frontal Gland in Imagoes of the Termite Families Rhinotermitidae and Serritermitidae

BACKGROUND: The frontal gland is a unique adaptation of advanced termite families. It has been intensively studied in soldiers with respect to its anatomy and chemistry, with numerous novel compounds being discovered within the tremendous richness of identified products. At the same time, the presen...

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Autores principales: Šobotník, Jan, Bourguignon, Thomas, Hanus, Robert, Sillam-Dussès, David, Pflegerová, Jitka, Weyda, František, Kutalová, Kateřina, Vytisková, Blahoslava, Roisin, Yves
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3012694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21209882
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0015761

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3012694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21209882
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0015761

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