ESA Annual Meetings Online Program

Effect of temperature on population genetic and colony breeding structure of Reticulitermes flavipes

Tuesday, November 13, 2012: 8:39 AM
200 D, Floor Two (Knoxville Convention Center)
Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid , Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Shripat T. Kamble , Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Ten workers of eastern subterranean termite from each of 28 locations in Nebraska were genotyped at seven microsatellite loci to compare colony breeding system and population genetic structure. The data indicated that most termites originated from simple and highly inbred colonies. This breeding paradigm of termites resulted from seasonal change in temperatures.
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