Secretory oviducts contribute to the high egg-laying rate of physogastric termite queens (Isoptera: Termitidae)
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Physogastric termite queens are characterized by a notorious enlargement of the abdomen triggered by an equal development of the ovaries. Other physogastry-related modifications have been reported on the fat body, cuticle, midgut, tracheal system, and hemolymp... ...