Morphology and gonad development of normal soldiers and reproductive soldiers of the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (Isoptera, Archotermopsidae)

Abstract. Reproductive or neotenic soldiers of the Archotermopsid Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (Hagen) are compared to sterile soldiers and primary male reproductives. Several head capsule morphometrics correlate significantly with gonad size across all forms and both sexes of soldiers. The ea...

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Main Authors: Johnson, Susan E., Breisch, Nancy L., Momen, Bahram, Thorne, Barbara L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3264407/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22287888
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.148.1672
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