Queen Succession Through Asexual Reproduction in Termites
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- DOI 10.1126/science.1169702
- PMID https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19325106
- OpenAlex ID W2068196416
- Type Article
- Language EN
- Published 26 Mar 2009
- Volume 323 (5922)
- Pages 1687
- Source Science
- Publisher American Association for the Advanc…
- FWCI 6.97
- Countries 2
- Institutions 4
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Queen Succession Through Asexual Reproduction in Termites
Article 2009 EN
The evolution and maintenance of sexual reproduction may involve important tradeoffs because asexual reproduction can double an individual's contribution to the gene pool but reduces diversity. Moreover, in social insects the maintenance of genetic diversity among workers may be important for colony growth and survival. We identified a previously unknown termite breeding system in which both parth…
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7 authors| # | Author | Institutions | ORCID |
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| 1 | Kenji Matsuura Corresponding | North Carolina State Universit… (US) Okayama University (JP) +2 | |
| 2 | Edward L. Vargo | North Carolina State Universit… (US) Okayama University (JP) +2 | |
| 3 | Kazutaka Kawatsu | North Carolina State Universit… (US) Okayama University (JP) +2 | |
| 4 | Paul E. Labadie | North Carolina State Universit… (US) Okayama University (JP) +2 | — |
| 5 | Hiroko Nakano | North Carolina State Universit… (US) Okayama University (JP) +2 | |
| 6 | Toshihisa Yashiro | North Carolina State Universit… (US) Okayama University (JP) +2 | |
| 7 | Kazuki Tsuji | North Carolina State Universit… (US) Okayama University (JP) +2 |
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