Neotenic formation in laboratory colonies of the termite Coptotermes gestroi after orphaning

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Costa Leonardo, Ana Maria ^a   Arab, Alberto ^a   Casarin, Fabiana Elaine ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Castes; Nymphoid reproductives; Orphaning; Queen replacement; Subterranean termites

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES; COPTOTERMES GESTROI; COPTOTERMITINAE; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 2942568168     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jis/4.1.10     Document Type: Article

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