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Development and evolution of caste dimorphism in honeybees – a modeling approach

The difference in phenotypes of queens and workers is a hallmark of the highly eusocial insects. The caste dimorphism is often described as a switch-controlled polyphenism, in which environmental conditions decide an individual's caste. Using theoretical modeling and empirical data from honeybe...

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Autores principales: Leimar, Olof, Hartfelder, Klaus, Laubichler, Manfred D, Page, Robert E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3539003/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23301175
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.414