Caste development systems of the Neotropical termite Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Isoptera, Termitidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-175

  Moura, F M S ^a   Vasconcellos, A ^b   Silva, N B ^b   Bandeira, A G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Morphometry; Nasutitermitinae; Ontogeny; Polymorphism; Sexual determination

Indexed keywords

CASTE; COLONY; MORPHOMETRY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; ONTOGENY; POLYMORPHISM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEMIARID REGION; SEX DETERMINATION; TERMITE;

BRAZIL;

CONSTRICTOTERMES CYPHERGASTER; CORNITERMES WALKERI; ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMITINAE; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 79952700655     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0132-z     Document Type: Article

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