Phylogenetic analyses of termite post-embryonic sequences illuminate caste and developmental pathway evolution

Evolution and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 146-157

  Legendre, Frédéric ^a   Whiting, Michael F ^b   Grandcolas, Philippe ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CASTE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PLOIDY; TERMITE; WORKER CASTE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOPTERA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ISOPTERA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84874568368     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ede.12023     Document Type: Article

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