Cellulolytic systems in insects

H Watanabe, G Tokuda - Annual review of entomology, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Despite the presence of many carbohydrolytic activities in insects, their cellulolytic
mechanisms are poorly understood. Whereas cellulase genes are absent from the genomes …

Ontogenetic development and evolution of the worker caste in termites

CH Noirot, JM Pasteels - Experientia, 1987 - Springer
The hemimetabolous termites have a very different caste system from social Hymenoptera in
which only true imagoes participate in all social tasks. In termites, the imagoes are restricted …

Genomic data provide insights into the classification of extant termites

S Hellemans, MM Rocha, M Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The higher classification of termites requires substantial revision as the Neoisoptera, the
most diverse termite lineage, comprise many paraphyletic and polyphyletic higher taxa …

[图书][B] Global biogeography

JC Briggs - 1995 - books.google.com
This book significantly expands the coverage of this subject given by its predecessor
Biogeography and Plate Tectonics (1987). Global Biogeography traces global changes in …

[图书][B] Ecology and biogeography in India

MS Mani - 2012 - books.google.com
This book describes the outstanding features of the ecology and bio geography of the Indian
region, comprising former British India, Nepal, Bhutan, Ceylon and Burma. It summarizes the …

DNA sequences from a fossil termite in Oligo-Miocene amber and their phylogenetic implications

R DeSalle, J Gatesy, W Wheeler, D Grimaldi - Science, 1992 - science.org
DNA was extracted from the fossil termite Mastotermes electrodominicus preserved in Oligo-
Miocene amber (25 million to 30 million years old). Fragments of mitochondrial [16 S …

[图书][B] Termites of peninsular Malaysia.

YP Tho, LG Kirton - 1992 - cabidigitallibrary.org
This book gives a comprehensive account of the taxonomy of the Termitidae of peninsular
Malaysia with a systematic documentation of the termite fauna, a pictorial guide (including …

Dual cellulose-digesting system of the wood-feeding termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki

K Nakashima, H Watanabe, H Saitoh, G Tokuda… - Insect biochemistry and …, 2002 - Elsevier
The distribution of endo-β-1, 4-glucanase (EG) components in the digestive system of the
wood-feeding termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, was investigated by zymogram …

Taxonomy and phylogeny of termites

S Kambhampati, P Eggleton - Termites: evolution, sociality, symbioses …, 2000 - Springer
Termites are a large and diverse group, comprising roughly 281 genera and over 2600
described species. At present, seven families and 14 subfamilies are recognized. A large …

Insect Trace Fossil Associations in Paleosols: The Coprinisphaera Ichnofacies

JF Genise, MG MáNGANO, LA Buatois, JH Laza… - …, 2000 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Analysis of fifty-eight paleosol trace fossil assemblages, ranging from the Triassic to
the Recent, allows refinement of continental ichnofacies models and the proposal of a …