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Worker reproduction of the invasive yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes
BACKGROUND: Reproductive division of labor is one of the key features of social insects. Queens are adapted for reproduction while workers are adapted for foraging and colony maintenance. In many species, however, workers retain functional ovaries and can lay unfertilized male eggs or trophic eggs....
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5422973/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28503187 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-017-0210-4 |