Widespread occurrence of asexual reproduction in higher termites of the Termes group (Termitidae: Termitinae)

Volume: 19, Issue: 1
Published: Jun 21, 2019
Abstract
A decade ago, the mixed reproductive strategy Asexual Queen Succession (AQS) was first described in termites. In AQS species, the workers, soldiers and dispersing reproductives are produced through sexual reproduction, while non-dispersing (neotenic) queens arise through automictic thelytokous parthenogenesis, replace the founding queen and mate with the founding king. As yet, AQS has been documented in six species from three lineages of lower...
Paper Details
Title
Widespread occurrence of asexual reproduction in higher termites of the Termes group (Termitidae: Termitinae)
Published Date
Jun 21, 2019
Volume
19
Issue
1
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