Reproductive Soldier Development Is Controlled by Direct Physical Interactions with Reproductive and Soldier Termites

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Generally, in termites, the soldier caste is sterile, and their reproductive organ formation is suppressed. However, in some primitive taxa, neotenic reproductives with soldier-like mandibles, called reproductive soldiers, occasionally appear in the incipient colony. Our first step i...

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Autores principales: Masuoka, Yudai, Nuibe, Keigo, Hayase, Naoto, Oka, Takateru, Maekawa, Kiyoto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7830014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33467647
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects12010076

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7830014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33467647
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects12010076

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