Overwintering is a critical part of the annual cycle for species that live in temperate, polar,
and alpine regions. Consequently, low-temperature biology is a key determinant of …

Communication and social regulation are among the distinguishing features of termites: they
are part of all basic aspects of termite biology, from ontogeny and caste differentiation to …

Males and females are in conflict over genetic transmission in the evolution of
parthenogenesis, because it enhances female reproductive output but deprives the males' …

Social insects rely heavily on pheromone communication to maintain their sociality. Egg
protection is one of the most fundamental social behaviours in social insects. The recent …

Colony size in social insects is one of the most important factors in shaping their self-
organized system. It affects a wide variety of traits such as foraging and defense strategies …

Female insects can resorb their oocytes that could not be oviposited. Oocyte resorption is
proposed to be an adaptive mechanism to optimize fitness in hostile environments …

Many wooden architectural heritage buildings exist in Korea, and the authenticity and
structural stability of these cultural assets are being affected by termites. This study aimed to …

Endoreduplication or nuclear genome replication without cell division is widely observed in
the metabolically active tissues of plants and animals. The fat body cells of adult female …

Coarse woody debris (CWD) is an important component in forests, hosting a variety of
organisms that have critical roles in nutrient cycling and carbon (C) storage. We developed a …

Eusocial insects display a caste system in which different castes are morphologically and
physiologically specialized for different tasks. Recent studies have revealed that epigenetic …