Neotenic Phenotype and Sex Ratios Provide Insight into Developmental Pathways in <em>Reticulitermes flavipes</em> (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Several thousand <em>Reticulitermes flavipes</em> (Kollar) including worker, nymph, soldier, neotenic and alate castes were collected from three pine logs brought into the laboratory on dates five years apart. The neotenics, all nymphoid, were divided into three groups ba...

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Main Authors: Brian T. Forschler, Jian Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-06-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/3/2/538