In insects and other animals, nutrition-mediated behaviors are modulated by communication
between the brain and peripheral systems, a process that relies heavily on the insulin/insulin …

Highlights•Primary queen is the ancestral termite phenotype with multiple eusocial
adaptations.•Queen development is controlled by environmental and (epi) genetic …

Social insect castes (eg, queens, workers) are prime examples of phenotypic plasticity (ie,
different phenotypes arising from the same genotype). Yet, the mechanisms that give rise to …

As descendants of social cockroaches, termites have an intriguing biology that makes them
highly suitable study subjects in a wide variety of fields, such as eusocial evolution, ageing …

Abstract The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus, is a eusocial insect
species. Its members live in colonies consisting of reproductive (queen and king) and non …