Histology of the hormone-producing glands in the damp-wood termite Hodotermopsis sjostedti (Isoptera, Termopsidae): A focus on soldier differentiation

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 407-416

  Cornette, R ^a,b   Koshikawa, S ^a,c   Miura, T ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Caste differentiation; Corpora allata; JH analogue; Juvenile hormone; Molt glands; Termites

Indexed keywords

CYTOPLASM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE; JUVENILE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SOLDIER CASTE; TERMITE;

HODOTERMITIDAE; HODOTERMOPSIS SJOESTEDTI; ISOPTERA; TERMOPSIDAE;

EID: 57349084733     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-008-1031-y     Document Type: Article

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