Tuesday, 16 November 2004 - 8:12 AM
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Reproductive biology of the primary reproductives during the first egg cycle in the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus: fecundity and juvenile hormone titer

Yong Ihl Park, ypark@srrc.ars.usda.gov, Ashok K. Raina, araina@srrc.ars.usda.gov, and Alan R. Lax, alax@srrc.ars.usda.gov. USDA, ARS, Formosan Subterranean Termite Research Unit, 1100 Robert E Lee Blvd, New Orleans, LA

The body weights of males and females increased significantly after swarming. The pattern of juvenile hormone III titer was similar in virgin and mated females. The mated females, however, had higher fecundity than the virgin ones. We also present the evidence of the involvement of JH III during embryonic development.


Species 1: Isoptera Rhinotermitidae Coptotermes formosanus (Formosan subterranean termite)
Keywords: embryonic development, swarming

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