The role of mandible morphology in termite inquilinism
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DOI: 10.1111/eea.13103
Abstract: In heterospecific termite–termite (Blattodea, Isoptera) cohabitation, defensive morphologies are more evident in inquiline soldiers than in the workers. Nevertheless, these latter are prone to present defensive adaptations as well. After all, by living and feeding… read more here.
Keywords: mandible morphology; termite; building foraging; role mandible ... See more keywords
Comprehensive phylogenomic analyses re-write the evolution of parasitism within cynipoid wasps
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DOI: 10.1186/s12862-020-01716-2
Abstract: Background Parasitoidism, a specialized life strategy in which a parasite eventually kills its host, is frequently found within the insect order Hymenoptera (wasps, ants and bees). A parasitoid lifestyle is one of two dominant life… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; wasps; cynipoid wasps; inquilinism ... See more keywords