Antennal cropping during colony foundation in termites
The literature on pairing and mating behavior in termites indicates that a number of distal antennal segments in dealates of both sexes are often removed during colony foundation, with terms such as amputation, mutilation and cannibalism typically employed to report the phenomenon. Here we propose t...
Main Authors: | Christine Nalepa, Theodore Evans, Michael Lenz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2011-11-01
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Series: | ZooKeys |
Online Access: | http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2999 |
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