Parental Nitrogen Transfer and Apparent Absence of N2 Fixation during Colony Foundation in Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Month of Development | Reproductives | 1st Instar Larvae | 2nd Instar Larvae | Worker | Soldier/Presoldier | Eggs | Colony Totals |
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0 | (2 ± 0) 8.53 ± 0.79 mg | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | (2 ± 0) A 8.53 ± 0.79 mg a,b |
2 | (2 ± 0) 3.89 ± 0.71 mg | (2.4 ± 1.71) 0.11 ± 0.17 mg | (3.2 ± 2.00) 0.39 ± 0.40 mg | (10.0 ± 4.27) 1.79 ± 0.87 mg | (1.7 ± 1.25) 0.42 ± 0.43 mg | (8.8 ± 7.89) 0.30 ± 0.28 mg | (21.3 ± 7.67) A 6.90 ± 1.88 mg b |
4 | (2 ± 0) 2.79 ± 0.38 mg | (0.4 ± 0.70) 0.04 ± 0.09 mg | (4.0 ± 5.12) 0.49 ± 0.72 mg | (22.0 ± 9.01) 4.35 ± 1.63 mg | (2.3 ± 1.06) 0.96 ± 0.60 mg | (0.0 ± 0.0) 0.00 ± 0.00 mg | (32.7 ± 9.13) C 8.63 ± 1.78 mg a,b |
6 | (2 ± 0) 2.71 ± 0.23 mg | (0.2 ± 0.42) 0.00 ± 0.00 mg | (0.1 ± 0.32) 0.01 ± 0.03 mg | (25.5 ± 2.95) 5.67 ± 0.74 mg | (3.6 ± 0.84) 1.94 ± 0.40 mg | (0.0 ± 0.0) 0.00 ± 0.00 mg | (33.4 ± 3.20) C 10.33 ± 1.06 mg b,c |
8 | (2 ± 0) 2.71 ± 0.31 mg | (0.5 ± 0.85) 0.01 ± 0.032 mg | (0.2 ± 0.42) 0.01 ± 0.03 mg | (27.1 ± 5.95) 6.17 ± 1.52 mg | (4.6 ± 1.65) 2.28 ± 0.74 mg | (3.8 ± 3.99) 0.00 ± 0.00 mg | (36.4 ± 7.97) C 11.31 ± 2.26 mg c |
10 | (2 ± 0) 2.68 ± 0.20 mg | (1.6 ± 1.71) 0.09 ± 0.13 mg | (2.2 ± 1.23) 0.00 ± 0.00 mg | (22.8 ± 3.01) 5.52 ± 0.97 mg | (3.9 ± 0.99) 2.01 ± 0.57 mg | (3.6 ± 4.67) 0.00 ± 0.00 mg | (34.5 ± 2.84) C 10.57 ± 1.38 mg b,c |
12 | (2 ± 0) 2.41 ± 0.31 mg | (0.5 ± 0.71) 0.01 ± 0.03 mg | (0.5 ± 0.71) 0.02 ± 0.04 mg | (21.9 ± 4.9) 4.99 ± 1.21 mg | (3.7 ± 0.95) 1.64 ± 0.50 mg | (0.2 ± 0.42) 0.00 ± 0.00 mg | (30.6 ± 6.22) C 9.07 ± 1.81 mg a,b |
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Mullins, A.; Su, N.-Y. Parental Nitrogen Transfer and Apparent Absence of N2 Fixation during Colony Foundation in Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki. Insects 2018, 9, 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9020037
Mullins A, Su N-Y. Parental Nitrogen Transfer and Apparent Absence of N2 Fixation during Colony Foundation in Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki. Insects. 2018; 9(2):37. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9020037
Chicago/Turabian StyleMullins, Aaron, and Nan-Yao Su. 2018. "Parental Nitrogen Transfer and Apparent Absence of N2 Fixation during Colony Foundation in Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki" Insects 9, no. 2: 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9020037