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List of works by Kenji Matsuura

A Genomic Imprinting Model of Termite Caste Determination: Not Genetic but Epigenetic Inheritance Influences Offspring Caste Fate

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Age-Dependent Increase in Soldier Pheromone of the Termite Reticulitermes speratus

scientific article published on 22 May 2020

Age-based soldier polyethism: old termite soldiers take more risks than young soldiers.

scientific article published in March 2018

Allee effect in termite colony formation: influence of alate density and flight timing on pairing success and survivorship

scientific article published on 23 September 2017

An Efficient Antioxidant System in a Long-Lived Termite Queen

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Aphid egg protection by ants: a novel aspect of the mutualism between the tree-feeding aphid Stomaphis hirukawai and its attendant ant Lasius productus.

scientific article published on 19 July 2006

Asexual queen succession in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes virginicus

scientific article published on 10 August 2011

Caste-, sex-, and age-dependent expression of immune-related genes in a Japanese subterranean termite, Reticulitermes speratus

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Caste-Specific and Sex-Specific Expression of Chemoreceptor Genes in a Termite

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Chemical and molecular identification of the invasive termite Zootermopsis nevadensis (Isoptera: Archotermopsidae) in Japan

scientific article published on 30 January 2018

Chemical identification of an aggregation pheromone in the termite Reticulitermes speratus

scientific article published on 04 May 2020

Comparative Genomics of Early-Diverging Mushroom-Forming Fungi Provides Insights into the Origins of Lignocellulose Decay Capabilities.

scientific article published on 10 December 2015

Contributions of rpb2 and tef1 to the phylogeny of mushrooms and allies (Basidiomycota, Fungi)

scientific article (publication date: May 2007)

Cuckoo fungus mimics termite eggs by producing the cellulose-digesting enzyme beta-glucosidase.

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Emergence of intercolonial variation in termite shelter tube patterns and prediction of its underlying mechanism

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Evolution of the asexual queen succession system and its underlying mechanisms in termites

scientific article published on January 2017

Evolutionary optimality in sex differences of longevity and athletic performances

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Evolutionary relationship of fat body endoreduplication and queen fecundity in termites

scientific article published on 27 September 2019

Gut microbial pulse provides nutrition for parental provisioning in incipient termite colonies

scientific article published in 2020

High expression of the breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 in long-lived termite kings

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Historical biogeography of Reticulitermes termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) inferred from analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear loci.

scientific article published on 2 November 2015

Homosexual tandem running as selfish herd in Reticulitermes speratus: novel antipredatory behavior in termites

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Hypoxia adaptation in termites: hypoxic conditions enhance survival and reproductive activity in royals

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Identification of a pheromone regulating caste differentiation in termites

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Inbreeding tolerance as a pre-adapted trait for invasion success in the invasive ant Brachyponera chinensis

scientific article published on 10 December 2018

Long-Lived Termite Queens Exhibit High Cu/Zn-Superoxide Dismutase Activity.

scientific article published on 13 February 2018

Loss of males from mixed-sex societies in termites

scientific article published on 25 September 2018

Low temperature enhances the ability of the termite-egg-mimicking fungus Athelia termitophila to compete against wood-decaying fungi

scientific article published in 2022

Mass killing by female soldier larvae is adaptive for the killed male larvae in a polyembryonic wasp

scientific article published on 14 May 2019

Multi-functional roles of a soldier-specific volatile as a worker arrestant, primer pheromone and an antimicrobial agent in a termite

scientific article published in July 2017

Multifunctional Queen Pheromone and Maintenance of Reproductive Harmony in Termite Colonies ⬇️

scientific article published on May 24, 2012

Nature of collective decision-making by simple yes/no decision units

scientific article published on 31 October 2017

Queen pheromone regulates egg production in a termite

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Queen succession through asexual reproduction in termites.

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Queen-specific volatile in a higher termite Nasutitermes takasagoensis (Isoptera: Termitidae).

scientific article published on 21 April 2011

Radiocarbon analysis reveals expanded diet breadth associates with the invasion of a predatory ant. ⬇️

scientific article published on 3 November 2017

Rapid elimination of symbiotic intestinal protists during the neotenic differentiation in a subterranean termite, Reticulitermes speratus

scientific article published in 2022

Reconstructing the early evolution of Fungi using a six-gene phylogeny ⬇️

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Reproduction deep inside wood: a low O2 and high CO2 environment promotes egg production by termite queens

scientific article published on 08 April 2020

Sex ratio biases in termites provide evidence for kin selection

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Size, hatching rate, and hatching period of sexually and asexually produced eggs in the facultatively parthenogenetic termite Reticulitermes speratus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

scientific article published in 2007

Taxonomic assessment of the termite genus Neotermes (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in the Ryukyu-Taiwan Island arc, with description of a new species

scientific article published on 15 May 2019

Termite queens close the sperm gates of eggs to switch from sexual to asexual reproduction.

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Termite-egg mimicry by a sclerotium-forming fungus.

scientific article published in May 2006

The antibacterial protein lysozyme identified as the termite egg recognition pheromone

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The contribution of seed dispersers to tree species diversity in tropical rainforests

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Transcriptomic analysis of epigenetic modification genes in the termite Reticulitermes speratus

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Uric acid, an important antioxidant contributing to survival in termites

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Worker Size in the Formosan Subterranean Termite in Relation to Colony Breeding Structure as Inferred from Molecular Markers

Worker size in the formosan subterranean termite in relation to colony breeding structure as inferred from molecular markers

scientific article published in April 2008

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