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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Animals, Livestock, One Health > insect sociobiology > insect castes > reproductives
Fields of Study > sociobiology > insect sociobiology > insect castes > reproductives
Preferred Term:

reproductives

Definition:
Caste members of social insect colonies that contribute to offspring production, including queens, egg-laying workers, and males.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
insect castes
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/47364
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2012-11-30