Cellulolytic protist numbers rise and fall dramatically in termite queens and kings during colony foundation

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 545-550

  Shimada, Keisuke ^a,d   Lo, Nathan ^b   Kitade, Osamu ^c   Wakui, Akane ^c   Maekawa, Kiyoto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Ishikawa Museum of Natural History   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HYPERMASTIGIDA; ISOPTERA; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HYPERMASTIGIA; ISOPTERA; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SYMBIOSIS;

ISOPTERA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTISTA; RETICULITERMES SPERATUS;

EID: 84875529297     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00286-12     Document Type: Article

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