Diversity and evolution of caste patterns

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Reproductive decision-making in the termite, Cryptotermes secundus (Kalotermitidae), under variable food conditions (2004, methodology): “So in accordance with the method of Roisin (2000), they will be called helpers hereafter.”
Social organisation and the status of workers in termites (2010, background): “ics (Roisin 2000).”
Endocrine Control of Insect Polyphenism (2012, background): “…and trajectories of caste development within these (Korb and Hartfelder, 2008; Nalepa, 2009; Noirot, 1985a,b, 1989, 1990; Noirot and Pasteels, 1987; Roisin, 2000) emphasize the distinction between caste systems (and polyphenic mechanisms) in “lower” (Mastotermitidae, Kalotermitidae,…”
Help or disperse? Cooperation in termites influenced by food conditions (2004, background): “nymphs, which retain the potential to develop into reproductives (Sewell and Watson 1981; Watson and Sewell 1985; Roisin 2000).”
Origin of termite eusociality: trophallaxis integrates the social, nutritional, and microbial environments (2015, background): “‘One piece’ (= OP) termites are thought to display the basal ecological condition in the group (Roisin, 2000); a single piece of wood serves as both food and nest (Abe, 1987).”