The Termite Worker Phenotype Evolved as a Dispersal Strategy for Fertile Wingless Individuals before Eusociality
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/684838" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/684838</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/684838" target="_blank" >10.1086/684838</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Termite Worker Phenotype Evolved as a Dispersal Strategy for Fertile Wingless Individuals before Eusociality
Original language description
Termites are eusocial insects that evolved from solitary cockroaches. It is not known precisely what factors drove the evolution of termite eusociality, that is, skewed reproduction with distinct winged reproductive and wingless worker phenotypes. In other eusocial insects (bees and wasps), reproductive skew evolved first and phenotype differences evolved second. We propose that the reverse pattern occurred in termites, that is, that the winged-wingless diphenism evolved before eusociality. We discuss existing phylogenetic and pheromonal evidence supporting our hypothesis. We provide new experimental evidence from themost basal termite species (Mastotermes darwiniensis), suggesting that the ancestral state was indeed diphenic but presocial.Wepropose that the mechanismpromoting awinged-wingless diphenism-in the absence of eusociality-was greater predation of aerial than terrestrial dispersers, and we support this with a game theoretic model.Weaugment our hypothesis with a novel explanation for the e
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EG - Zoology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
American Naturalist
ISSN
0003-0147
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
187
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
16
Pages from-to
372-387
UT code for WoS article
000370955700010
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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