A genetic switch for worker nutrition-mediated traits in honeybees
Highly social insects are characterized by caste dimorphism, with distinct size differences of reproductive organs between fertile queens and the more or less sterile workers. An abundance of nutrition or instruction via diet-specific compounds has been proposed as explanations for the nutrition-dri...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000171 https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000171&type=printable |
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