Morphology and gonad development of normal soldiers and reproductive soldiers of the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (Isoptera, Archotermopsidae)

Abstract. Reproductive or neotenic soldiers of the Archotermopsid Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (Hagen) are compared to sterile soldiers and primary male reproductives. Several head capsule morphometrics correlate significantly with gonad size across all forms and both sexes of soldiers. The ea...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Susan E., Breisch, Nancy L., Momen, Bahram, Thorne, Barbara L.
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Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3264407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22287888
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.148.1672
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description Abstract. Reproductive or neotenic soldiers of the Archotermopsid Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (Hagen) are compared to sterile soldiers and primary male reproductives. Several head capsule morphometrics correlate significantly with gonad size across all forms and both sexes of soldiers. The easily observed field character of ratio of mandible length to labrum length is a consistent and reliable feature of head capsule external morphology for predicting gonad development and reproductive potential of soldier forms regardless of age, sex, or live weight.
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spelling pubmed-32644072012-01-27 Morphology and gonad development of normal soldiers and reproductive soldiers of the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (Isoptera, Archotermopsidae) Johnson, Susan E. Breisch, Nancy L. Momen, Bahram Thorne, Barbara L. Zookeys Article Abstract. Reproductive or neotenic soldiers of the Archotermopsid Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (Hagen) are compared to sterile soldiers and primary male reproductives. Several head capsule morphometrics correlate significantly with gonad size across all forms and both sexes of soldiers. The easily observed field character of ratio of mandible length to labrum length is a consistent and reliable feature of head capsule external morphology for predicting gonad development and reproductive potential of soldier forms regardless of age, sex, or live weight. Pensoft Publishers 2011-11-21 /pmc/articles/PMC3264407/ /pubmed/22287888 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.148.1672 Text en Susan E. Johnson, Nancy L. Breisch, Bahram Momen, Barbara L. Thorne http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Johnson, Susan E.
Breisch, Nancy L.
Momen, Bahram
Thorne, Barbara L.
Morphology and gonad development of normal soldiers and reproductive soldiers of the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (Isoptera, Archotermopsidae)
title Morphology and gonad development of normal soldiers and reproductive soldiers of the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (Isoptera, Archotermopsidae)
title_full Morphology and gonad development of normal soldiers and reproductive soldiers of the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (Isoptera, Archotermopsidae)
title_fullStr Morphology and gonad development of normal soldiers and reproductive soldiers of the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (Isoptera, Archotermopsidae)
title_full_unstemmed Morphology and gonad development of normal soldiers and reproductive soldiers of the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (Isoptera, Archotermopsidae)
title_short Morphology and gonad development of normal soldiers and reproductive soldiers of the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (Isoptera, Archotermopsidae)
title_sort morphology and gonad development of normal soldiers and reproductive soldiers of the termite zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (isoptera, archotermopsidae)
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3264407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22287888
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.148.1672
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