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Extreme genetic mixing within colonies of the wood-dwelling termite Kalotermes flavicollis (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae).

Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2013

Luchetti A, Dedeine F, Velonà A, Mantovani B

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The existence of altruism in social insects is commonly attributed to altruistic individuals gaining indirect fitness through kin selection. However, recent studies suggest that such individuals might also gain direct fitness through reproduction. Experimental studies on primitive wood-dwelling termites revealed that colony fusion often causes the death of primary reproductives (queen and king), allowing...

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PMID: 23710754
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12302

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