Comparative studies on alate wing formation in two related species of rotten-wood termites: Hodotermopsis sjostedti and Zootermopsis nevadensis (Isoptera, Termopsidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 247-252

  Miura, T ^a   Koshikawa, S ^a   Machida, M ^a   Matsumoto, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alate differentiation; Caste differentiation; Hemimetaboly; Nymphal instar; Wing formation

Indexed keywords

CASTE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; TERMITE; WING;

ARTHROPODA; HODOTERMOPSIS; HODOTERMOPSIS SJOSTEDTI; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; TERMOPSIDAE; ZOOTERMOPSIS NEVADENSIS;

EID: 3042606605     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0736-2     Document Type: Article

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