The Unusual Neotenic System of the Asian Dry Wood Termite, Neotermes koshunensis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)

<p>In most lower termites, colonies are headed by neotenic reproductives of both sexes after the primary reproductives (i.e., the queen and king) are lost. The production of a neotenic sexual is inhibited by the presence of a primary reproductive of the same sex. We found an exception in the c...

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Autores principales:	Yasushi Miyaguni, Koji Sugio, Kazuki Tsuji
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013
Materias:	neotenic reproductives orphaned colony caste differentiation Neotermes koshunensis Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bedd2ba9b3684d81a61f7d7f84632dcf2021-12-02T14:00:23ZThe Unusual Neotenic System of the Asian Dry Wood Termite, Neotermes koshunensis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i1.65-68https://doaj.org/article/bedd2ba9b3684d81a61f7d7f84632dcf2013-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/13https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<p>In most lower termites, colonies are headed by neotenic reproductives of both sexes after the primary reproductives (i.e., the queen and king) are lost. The production of a neotenic sexual is inhibited by the presence of a primary reproductive of the same sex. We found an exception in the caste system of the dry wood termite <em>Neotermes koshunensis</em> (Kalotermitidae). The neotenic caste is exclusively male. Moreover, production of male neotenics is completely inhibited not only by the presence of a king but also by the presence of a queen. Therefore, it is likely to be difficult for <em>N. koshunensis </em>colonies to recover their reproductive pairs.</p>Yasushi MiyaguniKoji SugioKazuki TsujiUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santanaarticleneotenic reproductivesorphaned colonycaste differentiationNeotermes koshunensisZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 1, Pp 65-68 (2013)
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topic	neotenic reproductives orphaned colony caste differentiation Neotermes koshunensis Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
spellingShingle	neotenic reproductives orphaned colony caste differentiation Neotermes koshunensis Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Yasushi Miyaguni Koji Sugio Kazuki Tsuji The Unusual Neotenic System of the Asian Dry Wood Termite, Neotermes koshunensis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
description	<p>In most lower termites, colonies are headed by neotenic reproductives of both sexes after the primary reproductives (i.e., the queen and king) are lost. The production of a neotenic sexual is inhibited by the presence of a primary reproductive of the same sex. We found an exception in the caste system of the dry wood termite <em>Neotermes koshunensis</em> (Kalotermitidae). The neotenic caste is exclusively male. Moreover, production of male neotenics is completely inhibited not only by the presence of a king but also by the presence of a queen. Therefore, it is likely to be difficult for <em>N. koshunensis </em>colonies to recover their reproductive pairs.</p>
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author	Yasushi Miyaguni Koji Sugio Kazuki Tsuji
author_facet	Yasushi Miyaguni Koji Sugio Kazuki Tsuji
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title	The Unusual Neotenic System of the Asian Dry Wood Termite, Neotermes koshunensis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
title_short	The Unusual Neotenic System of the Asian Dry Wood Termite, Neotermes koshunensis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
title_full	The Unusual Neotenic System of the Asian Dry Wood Termite, Neotermes koshunensis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
title_fullStr	The Unusual Neotenic System of the Asian Dry Wood Termite, Neotermes koshunensis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
title_full_unstemmed	The Unusual Neotenic System of the Asian Dry Wood Termite, Neotermes koshunensis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
title_sort	unusual neotenic system of the asian dry wood termite, neotermes koshunensis (isoptera: kalotermitidae)
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/bedd2ba9b3684d81a61f7d7f84632dcf
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The Unusual Neotenic System of the Asian Dry Wood Termite, Neotermes koshunensis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)

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