Endocrine effects of social stimuli on maturing queens of the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-33

  Brent, Colin S ^a   Schal, Coby ^b   Vargo, Edward L ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecdysteroids; Isoptera; Juvenile hormone; Queen; Reproductive maturation

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HORMONE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; QUEEN; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURITY; TERMITE;

HEXAPODA; HODOTERMITIDAE; ISOPTERA; ZOOTERMOPSIS ANGUSTICOLLIS;

EID: 33947366483     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2006.00536.x     Document Type: Article

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