Life and Death of Termite Colonies, a Decades-Long Age Demography Perspective

A eusocial insect colony represents a complex biological entity that must ensure degrees of perennity once it reaches maturity (production of dispersing imagoes over many successive years) to optimize its reproductive success. It is known that a subterranean termite colony invests differentially in...

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Main Authors: Thomas Chouvenc, Paul M. Ban, Nan-Yao Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.911042/full