Reproductive parasitism by worker honey bees suppressed by queens through regulation of worker mandibular secretions

Social cohesion in social insect colonies can be achieved through the use of chemical signals whose production is caste-specific and regulated by social contexts. In honey bees, queen mandibular gland pheromones (QMP) maintain reproductive dominance by inhibiting ovary activation and production of q...

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Autores principales: Mumoki, Fiona N., Pirk, Christian W. W., Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Crewe, Robin M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5967312/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29799016
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26060-w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5967312/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29799016
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26060-w

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