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Primary reproductives and royal cells of the termite Macrotermes michaelseni

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

Johanna P. E. C. Darlington
Johanna P. E. C. Darlington
Affiliation:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abstract

The queen's fresh weight can be deduced from her external dimensions, or less accurately from the size of the royal cell in the case of single queens. Cell shapes and methods of enlarging the cell are described.

Résumé

Le poid frais de la reine peut s'inférer de ses dimensions externes, ou avec moindre de précision de la grosseur de la cellule royale d'une reine unique. On décrit la forme et les methodes d'accroissement de la cellule royale.

Keywords

Primary reproductivesroyal cellsMacrotermes michaelseniqueen sizecell dimensionsenlargement
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Research Articles
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , February 1987 , pp. 121 - 128
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1987

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