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Identification of the critical period for socioenvironmental influences on caste determination in a termite

Kamiyama R., Takata M., Matsuura K. (2025) Insectes Sociaux in press.

Transgenerational epigenetic effect of kings’ aging on offspring’s caste fate mediated by sperm DNA methylation in termites

Takata M., Takahashi M., Ishibashi T., Tasaki E., Rueppell O., Vargo E.L., Matsuura K. (2025) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122: e2509506122.

Differences in gene expression patterns between parthenogenetically and sexually produced offspring during early development of Reticulitermes speratus

Kamiyama R., Takahashi M., Takata M., Matsuura K. (2025) Insect Molecular Biology in press.

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Behavioral ecology, Sociobiology, Evolutionary biology, Social insects, Parental care, Kin selection, Caste differentiation, Termites, Burying beetles