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Vitellogenin-like A–associated shifts in social cue responsiveness regulate behavioral task specialization in an ant

Division of labor and task specialization explain the success of human and insect societies. Social insect colonies are characterized by division of labor, with workers specializing in brood care early and foraging later in life. Theory posits that this task switching requires shifts in responsivene...

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Autores principales: Kohlmeier, Philip, Feldmeyer, Barbara, Foitzik, Susanne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5991380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29874231
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2005747