Drywood termites (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Drywood termites

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Drywood termites were the center of a recently published study that involved three decades of sample collection and collaborators from across the world. By sequencing the mitochondrial genomes, the researchers discerned that this family has made at least 40 oceanic voyages in the last 50 million years.

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Aleš Buček

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