Termites are a clade of eusocial wood-feeding roaches with> 3000 described species.
Eusociality emerged~ 150 million years ago in the ancestor of modern termites, which, since …

Hamilton's rule is a central theorem of inclusive fitness (kin selection) theory and predicts
that social behaviour evolves under specific combinations of relatedness, benefit and cost …

Many insects contain diverse gut microbial communities. While several studies have focused
on a single or small group of species, comparative studies of phylogenetically diverse hosts …

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

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 …

Understanding the origin and diversification of organisms requires a good phylogenetic
estimate of their age and diversification rates. This estimate can be difficult to obtain when …

Like ants, termites are entirely eusocial and have profound ecological significance in the
tropics. Following upon recent studies reporting more than a quarter of all known fossil …

Termites are fully social insects, with an extraordinary range of morphological forms. It is
now clearly established that they are a very specialised form of cockroach, with far more …

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 …

Relict species have always beguiled evolutionary biologists and biogeographers, who often
view them as fascinating 'living fossils' or remnants of old times. Consequently, they are …