Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) soldiers regulate juvenile hormone levels and caste differentiation in workers

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 340-345

  Mao, Lixin ^a   Henderson, Gregg ^a   Liu, Yuxiu ^a   Laine, Roger A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caste regulation; Coptotermes formosanus; Juvenile hormone; Soldier formation

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 18944398012     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2005)098[0340:FSTIRS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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