Social regulation of testicular development in primary and secondary males of the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis Hagen

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 384-391

  Brent, C S ^a,b   Traniello, J F A ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Reproductive development; Social signals; Sperm production; Termites; Testes

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TERMITE;

HODOTERMITIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; ZOOTERMOPSIS ANGUSTICOLLIS;

EID: 0035688537     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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