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Differentiation of workers into soldiers is associated with a size reduction of higher-order brain centers in the neotropical termite Procornitermes araujoi

Comparing the size of functionally distinct brain regions across individuals with remarkable differences in sensory processing and cognitive demands provides important insights into the selective forces shaping animal nervous systems. We took advantage of the complex system of worker-to-soldier diff...

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Autores principales: Valadares, Lohan, da Silva, Iago Bueno, Costa-Leonardo, Ana Maria, Sandoz, Jean-Christophe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10600217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37880273
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45221-0