Imaginal organ development and vitellogenin gene expression changes during the differentiation of nymphoids of the termite reticulitermes speratus

Sociobiology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 499-512

  Saiki, Ryota ^a   Maekawa, Kiyoto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES SPERATUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 80051960742     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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