Developmental Pathways of Psammotermes hybostoma (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): Old Pseudergates Make up a New Sterile Caste

BACKGROUND: Ergonomic efficiency is in termites maximized by task partitioning among specialized castes. The isopteran caste systems can be classified as either (i) linear, when tasks are performed by pluripotent immatures (pseudergates), retaining the ability to develop into winged imagoes or (ii)...

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Autores principales: Bourguignon, Thomas, Šobotník, Jan, Sillam-Dussès, David, Jiroš, Pavel, Hanus, Robert, Roisin, Yves, Miura, Toru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3444481/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23028554
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044527

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3444481/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23028554
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044527

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