On the origin of termite workers: Weighing up the phylogenetic evidence

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 217-220

  Thompson, G J ^a   Kitade, O ^b   Lo, N ^c   Crozier, R H ^d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Isoptera; Social evolution; Termite phylogeny; Worker caste

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; TERMITE; WORKER CASTE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ISOPTERA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; ISOPTERA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALIA; ISOPTERA;

EID: 0842265946     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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