Queen pheromones in Temnothorax ants: control or honest signal?

BACKGROUND: The division of reproductive labor among group members in insect societies is regulated by "queen pheromones". However, it remains controversial whether these are manipulative, i.e., actively suppress worker reproduction, or honestly signal the fertility status of the queen to...

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Autores principales: Brunner, Elisabeth, Kroiss, Johannes, Trindl, Andreas, Heinze, Jürgen
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3060118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21356125
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-55

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3060118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21356125
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-55

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