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Queen succession through asexual reproduction in termites.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 27 Mar 2009

Matsuura Kenji, Vargo Edward L, Kawatsu Kazutaka, Labadie Paul E, Nakano Hiroko, Yashiro Toshihisa, Tsuji Kazuki

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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 parthenogenesis and...

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PMID: 19325106
DOI: 10.1126/science.1169702

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