The making of the defensive caste: Physiology, development, and evolution of the soldier differentiation in termites.

Abstract:

:Termites (Blattodea, Termitoidea, or Isoptera) constitute one of the major lineages of eusocial insects. In termite societies, multiple types of functional individuals, that is, castes, perform divisions of labors to coordinate social behaviors. Among other castes, the soldier caste is distinctive since it is sterile and exclusively specialized into defensive behavior with largely modified morphological features. Therefore, many of the previous studies have been focused on soldiers, in terms of ecology, behavior, and evolution as well as developmental and physiological mechanisms. This article overviews the accumulation of studies especially focusing on the developmental and physiological mechanisms underlying the soldier differentiation in termites. Furthermore, the evolutionary trajectories that have led the acquisition of soldier caste and have diversified the soldier characteristics in association with the social evolution are discussed.

journal_name

Evol Dev

journal_title

Evolution & development

authors

Miura T,Maekawa K

doi

10.1111/ede.12335

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-11-01 00:00:00

pages

425-437

issue

6

eissn

1520-541X

issn

1525-142X

journal_volume

22

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