Towards a universal understanding of sex ratio in termites
Abstract Termites are eusocial cockroaches whose altruist caste is constituted of males and females. While sex ratio theory predicts a balanced investment between sexes in diploid organisms, extreme deviations are observed in termites, both in altruists and alate reproductives. Here, we expand the t...
| Published in: | Communications Biology |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2025-03-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07771-z |