Widespread occurrence of asexual reproduction in higher termites of the Termes group (Termitidae: Termitinae)
Abstract Background 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 automict...
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Language: | English |
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2019-06-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1459-3 |