Social organization in the drywood termite, cryptotermes cavifrons: Is there polyethism among instars?

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 117-132

  Crosland, M W J ^a,c   Traniello, J F A ^b   Scheffrahn, R H ^c  

^a SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age polyethism; Behavior; Division of labor; Isoptera; Social insect; Termite

Indexed keywords

POLYETHISM; SOCIAL INSECT; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; TERMITE;

ARTHROPODA; CRYPTOTERMES; DICTYOPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; KALOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 4043109919     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2004.9522641     Document Type: Article

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