Regulation of juvenile hormone titers by soldiers in the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 385-391

  Park, Yong Ihl ^a   Raina, Ashok K ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Caste differentiation; Formosan subterranean termite; JH titer; Juvenile hormone III; Social insects

Indexed keywords

CASTE; HORMONE; SOCIAL INSECT; TERMITE;

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 18844429698     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2005.02.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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