2007
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-006-9153-5
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Does kin structure explain the occurrence of workers in a lower termite?

Abstract: Kinship plays a fundamental role in the origin of social life. It is also predicted to affect numerous details within animal societies, yet recent studies revealed equivocal results. We tested the influence of relatedness for the occurrence of workers in the termite Cryptotermes secundus. Here individuals are developmentally flexible to remain workers or to become dispersing sexuals that found new colonies. Furthermore, colony relatedness naturally increases with inbreeding and decreases when neighboring colon… Show more

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“…In addition, Korb and Schneider (2007) also reported a record of mixed colonies representing 25% of those sampled. Mixed family colonies have been recorded in a number of termite species, including R. flavipes Vargo 2004, DeHeer andKamble 2008), R. grassei Clement (Clement 1981, Clement et al 2001, Mastotermes darwiniensis Froggatt (Goodisman and Crozier 2002), Macrotermes michaelseni Sjostedt (Hacker et al 2005), and Zootermopsis nevadensis Hagen (Aldrich and Kambhampati 2007).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition, Korb and Schneider (2007) also reported a record of mixed colonies representing 25% of those sampled. Mixed family colonies have been recorded in a number of termite species, including R. flavipes Vargo 2004, DeHeer andKamble 2008), R. grassei Clement (Clement 1981, Clement et al 2001, Mastotermes darwiniensis Froggatt (Goodisman and Crozier 2002), Macrotermes michaelseni Sjostedt (Hacker et al 2005), and Zootermopsis nevadensis Hagen (Aldrich and Kambhampati 2007).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Colony fusion is relatively common in the basal termites [40,44,45], in which all colony members retain some direct fitness potential which is exercised when colonies fuse or are otherwise stressed [46,47]. In these cases, multiple secondary (neotenic) reproductives may coexist, but not multiple primary reproductives.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These accelerated inheritance opportunities provide a selective incentive for hopeful reproductive helpers (39) to remain in their parents' colony rather than attempt the high risk of dispersal and low probability of reproductive success of founding their own colony (22,23,25,38). Because dead trees and logs are simultaneously colonized by hundreds of founding pairs, interactions are likely to occur most frequently between small, young colonies, increasing the chance that any given worker in a young colony will differentiate into a replacement reproductive.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…After death of the founding kings and queens, workers may also develop into replacement reproductives (neotenics), including reproductive soldiers, a caste unique to Termopsidae. In this manner, workers can replace kings and/or queens killed during interactions between colonies, giving helper offspring early opportunities to inherit the colony resources [''Accelerated Inheritance'' (25), parallel results are described in the more derived kalotermitid Cryptotermes secundus Hill (38)]. Zootermopsis kings and queens in isolated colonies tend to live for many years (31).…”
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