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Comparative Study of the Labial Gland Secretion in Termites (Isoptera)
Labial glands are present in all castes and developmental stages of all termite species. In workers, their secretion contains a food-marking pheromone and digestive enzymes, while soldier secretion plays a defensive role. However, these functions were studied only in a limited set of species, and do...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3468581/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23071569 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046431 |