Historical biogeography of Reticulitermes termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) inferred from analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear loci.
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Summary
This is the first global and comprehensive phylogenetic study of Reticulitermes termites and suggested that 'asexual queen succession', a unique reproductive system, independently evolved at least three times during the diversification of the genus.
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- article
- Published
- 2016-01-01
- Cited by
- 52
- References
- 91
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- Open access
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Keywords
Biology, Rhinotermitidae, Reticulitermes, Lineage (genetic), Evolutionary biology
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- Subterranean termite phylogeography reveals multiple postglacial colonization events in southwestern Europe
- Bacterial but not protist gut microbiota align with ecological specialization in a set of lower termite species
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