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Bumblebee size polymorphism and worker response to queen pheromone

Queen pheromones are chemical signals produced by reproductive individuals in social insect colonies. In many species they are key to the maintenance of reproductive division of labor, with workers beginning to reproduce individually once the queen pheromone disappears. Recently, a queen pheromone t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Holman, Luke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4184022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25289189
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.604

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