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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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BioMed Central
2011
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| 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 |