Tyraminergic and Octopaminergic Modulation of Defensive Behavior in Termite Soldier.

Tyraminergic and Octopaminergic Modulation of Defensive Behavior in Termite Soldier.

In termites, i.e. a major group of eusocial insects, the soldier caste exhibits specific morphological characteristics and extremely high aggression against predators. Although the genomic background is identical to the other non-aggressive castes, they acquire the soldier-specific behavioral charac...

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Main Authors: Yuki Ishikawa, Hitoshi Aonuma, Ken Sasaki, Toru Miura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4873212?pdf=render

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