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Shared genes related to aggression, rather than chemical communication, are associated with reproductive dominance in paper wasps (Polistes metricus)

BACKGROUND: In social groups, dominant individuals may socially inhibit reproduction of subordinates using aggressive interactions or, in the case of highly eusocial insects, pheromonal communication. It has been hypothesized these two modes of reproductive inhibition utilize conserved pathways. Her...

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Autores principales: Toth, Amy L, Tooker, John F, Radhakrishnan, Srihari, Minard, Robert, Henshaw, Michael T, Grozinger, Christina M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24472515
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-75