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The origin and evolution of queen and fertility signals in Corbiculate bees
BACKGROUND: In social Hymenoptera (ants, bees and wasps), various chemical compounds present on the cuticle have been shown to act as fertility signals. In addition, specific queen-characteristic hydrocarbons have been implicated as sterility-inducing queen signals in ants, wasps and bumblebees. In...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4647589/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26573687 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0509-8 |