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Nest wax triggers worker reproduction in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Social insects are well known for their high level of cooperation. Workers of the primitively eusocial bumblebee Bombus terrestris are able to produce male offspring in the presence of a queen. Nonetheless, they only compete for reproduction, in the so-called competition phase, when the workforce is...
Autores principales: | Rottler-Hoermann, Ann-Marie, Schulz, Stefan, Ayasse, Manfred |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society Publishing
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4736944/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26909189 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150599 |
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