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Cryptic lineages hybridize for worker production in the harvester ant Messor barbarus
The reproductive division of labour between queen and worker castes in social insects is a defining characteristic of eusociality and a classic example of phenotypic plasticity. Whether social insect larvae develop into queens or workers has long been thought to be determined by environmental cues,...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5134035/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27852941 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0542 |