Association between caste and genotype in the termite Mastotermes darwiniensis Froggatt (Isoptera: Mastotermitidae)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-5

  Goodisman, Michael A D ^a,b   Crozier, Ross H ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA microsatellite; Eusociality; Polygyny; Population genetics; Social insect

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; MASTOTERMES DARWINIENSIS; MASTOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 0037424122     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2003.00320.x     Document Type: Article

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