The evolutionary biology of sterile soldiers in aphids.

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The discovery of a sterile soldier caste in aphids by Shigeyuki Aoki offered behavioural ecologists new and interesting subjects for the study of insect sociality. Quantitative studies on the behaviour of soldiers and the population and genetic consequences are, however, scant. This review summarizes the distribution and peculiarities of sterile soldiers in different aphid taxa and also reports on phenomena that may relate to the evolution of aphid soldiers.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Trends Ecol. Evol. (Amst.)

Title: Trends in ecology & evolution

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN: 0169-5347

ISSN (Print): 0169-5347

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 1989

Volume: 4

Issue: 3

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[1 ] Laboratory of Applied Entomology and Nematology, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464, Japan.

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Publisher Item ID: 0169-5347(89)90151-1

DOI: 10.1016/0169-5347(89)90151-1

PubMed ID: 21227318

SO-VID: 1a16e010-e87f-454a-ac3e-5061b8660e37

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