Molecular genetic techniques have made contributions to studies on subterranean termites
at all levels of biological organization. Most of this work has focused on Reticulitermes and …

The higher classification of termites requires substantial revision as the Neoisoptera, the
most diverse termite lineage, comprise many paraphyletic and polyphyletic higher taxa …

The symbiosis between termites and their hindgut protists is mutually obligate and vertically
inherited. It was established by the late Jurassic in the cockroach ancestors of termites as …

Termites have colonized many habitats and are among the most abundant animals in
tropical ecosystems, which they modify considerably through their actions. The timing of their …

Termitidae comprises∼ 80% of all termite species [1] that play dominant decomposer roles
in tropical ecosystems [2, 3]. Two major events during termite evolution were the loss of …

A phylogenetic hypothesis of termite relationships was inferred from DNA sequence data.
Seven gene fragments (12S rDNA, 16S rDNA, 18S rDNA, 28S rDNA, cytochrome oxidase I …

Despite their ecological significance as decomposers and their evolutionary significance as
the most speciose eusocial insect group outside the Hymenoptera, termite (Blattodea …

A number of cophylogenetic relationships between two organisms namely a host and a
symbiont or parasite have been studied to date; however, organismal interactions in nature …

Whereas the soldier caste is clearly ancestral to all extant termite lineages and constitutes
the hallmark of termite eusociality, the origin and evolution of workers is much more difficult …

Termites (Isoptera) belong to the classical eusocial insects and their resemblance to ant
colonies is so striking that they are commonly known as 'white ants'. However, the termites …