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A dietary phytochemical alters caste-associated gene expression in honey bees

In the eusocial honey bee Apis mellifera, with reproductive queens and sterile workers, a female larva’s developmental fate depends on its diet; nurse bees feed queen-destined larvae exclusively royal jelly, a glandular secretion, but worker-destined larvae receive royal jelly for 3 days and subsequ...

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Autores principales: Mao, Wenfu, Schuler, Mary A., Berenbaum, May R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4643792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26601244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1500795