Higher aggression towards closer relatives by soldier larvae in a polyembryonic wasp

In the polyembryonic wasp Copidosoma floridanum, females commonly lay one male and one female egg in a lepidopteran host. Both sexes proliferate clonally within the growing host larva. Distinct larval castes develop from each wasp egg, the majority being ‘reproductives’ plus some ‘soldiers’ which sa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dunn, Johanna, Dunn, Derek W., Strand, Michael R., Hardy, Ian C. W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2014
Materias:
Animal Behaviour
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4046381/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24872462
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0229

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4046381/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24872462
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2014.0229

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