Biology of the soldier caste in the termite genus Prorhinoterme (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
Ontogeny of soldiers in Prorhinotermes simplex The soldiers were found to develop from larvae of the second up to the eighth instar, via a short (13-17 days) presoldier stage. The early soldier instars were found exclusively in incipient colonies while the mature colony contained late instar soldier...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-372427 |