The origin of a 'true' worker caste in termites: Phylogenetic evidence is not decisive

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 885-888

  Grandcolas, P ^a   D'Haese, C ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENETICS; TERMITE; WORKER CASTE;

BLATTARIA; ISOPTERA;

EID: 0036714622     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2002.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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