Population structure and colony composition of two Zootermopsis nevadensis subspecies
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Morphology and gonad development of normal soldiers and reproductive soldiers of the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis nevadensis (Isoptera, Archotermopsidae)
Reproductive or neotenic soldiers of the Archotermopsid Zootermopsis nevadensisnevadensis (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 easily observed field character of ratio of mandible length to labrum length is a consistent and reliable feat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heredity
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0018-067X,1365-2540
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6801022