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Termopsidae

Known as: rotton-wood termites 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Termites (Isoptera): Their Phylogeny, Classification, and Rise to Ecological Dominance
Abstract Like ants, termites are entirely eusocial and have profound ecological significance in the tropics. Following upon… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The phylogeny of termites (Dictyoptera: Isoptera) based on mitochondrial and nuclear markers: Implications for the evolution of the worker and pseudergate castes, and foraging behaviors.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Juvenile hormone titers and caste differentiation in the damp-wood termite Hodotermopsis sjostedti (Isoptera, Termopsidae).
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of termites (Isoptera) illuminates key aspects of their evolutionary biology.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Agonistic behavior correlated with hydrocarbon phenotypes in dampwood termites,Zootermopsis (Isoptera: Termopsidae)
The dampwood termite genus ZootermopsisEmerson contains three recognized species with four distinct and consistent hydrocarbon… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Nitrogen recycling through proctodeal trophallaxis in the Japanese damp-wood termite Hodotermopsis japonica (Isoptera, Termopsidae)
Summary: Trophallaxis is one of a variety of nutritional tactics that enable termites to conserve and recycle nitrogenous… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Caste developmental system of the Japanese damp-wood termite Hodotermopsis japonica (Isoptera: Termopsidae)
Caste developmental pathways of the Japanese damp-wood termite Hodotermopsis japonica Holmgren were estimated by measuring body… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Soldier caste-specific gene expression in the mandibular glands of Hodotermopsis japonica (Isoptera: termopsidae).
Although "polymorphic castes" in social insects are well known as one of the most important phenomena of polyphenism, few studies… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Disease resistance: a benefit of sociality in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis (Isoptera: Termopsidae)
Abstract The benefit of sociality in relation to disease susceptibility was studied in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis… 
1997
1997
Advantages of biparental care in the wood-dwelling termite, Zootermopsis nevadensis
A field experiment conducted on 49 young termite colonies lends support to the hypothesis that ecological constraints on… 
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