Queen Succession Through Asexual Reproduction in Termites is a research paper published in Science (2009). On theSindex it has a DataRank of 5.0. It has been cited 193 times, with 126 citing works in its 1-hop citation network.
The evolution and maintenance of sexual reproduction may involve important tradeoffs because asexual reproduction can double an individual's contribution to the gene pool but reduces diversity. Moreover, in social insects the maintenance of genetic diversity among workers may be important for colony growth and survival. We identified a previously unknown termite breeding system in which both parthenogenesis and sexual reproduction are conditionally used. Queens produce their replacements asexually but use normal sexual reproduction to produce other colony members. These findings show how eusociality can lead to extraordinary reproductive systems and provide important insights into the advantages and disadvantages of sex.
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Base Score Contribution
0.790
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Citation Network Contribution
4.2
From 101 citing papers with measurable signal
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