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Bigger Helpers in the Ant Cataglyphis bombycina: Increased Worker Polymorphism or Novel Soldier Caste?

INTRODUCTION: The mechanisms by which development favors or constrains the evolution of new phenotypes are incompletely understood. Polyphenic species may benefit from developmental plasticity not only regarding ecological advantages, but also potential for evolutionary diversification. For instance...

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Autores principales: Molet, Mathieu, Maicher, Vincent, Peeters, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3880325/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24404196
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084929

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