Explosive backpacks in old termite workers

Science

Volumn 337, Issue 6093, 2012, Pages 436-

  Sobotnik J ^a   Bourguignon, T ^b,c   Hanus, R ^a,b   Demianova Z ^a   Pytelkova J ^a   Mares M ^a   Foltynova P ^d   Preisler, J ^d   Cvacka J ^a   Krasulova J ^a,e   Roisin, Y ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^e CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TERMITE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EXOCRINE GLAND; INSECT CASTE; ISOPTERA; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; NEOCAPRITERMES TARACUA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKER (INSECT);

ISOPTERA;

EID: 84875382039     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1219129     Document Type: Article

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