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Dopamine regulates termite soldier differentiation through trophallactic behaviours

Caste polyphenism in social insects is regulated by social interactions among colony members. Trophallaxis is one of the most frequently observed interactions, but no studies have been conducted identifying the intrinsic factors involved in this behaviour and caste differentiation. Dopamine (DA) has...

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Autores principales: Yaguchi, Hajime, Inoue, Takaya, Sasaki, Ken, Maekawa, Kiyoto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4785978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26998327
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150574