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Temporal division of labor in an aphid social system
Temporal division of labor, or age polyethism, in which altruistic caste individuals change their tasks with aging, is widely found in bees and ants (Hymenoptera) and also in other social insects. Here we report the discovery of elaborate age polyethism in a social aphid (Hemiptera). Tuberaphis styr...
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7806863/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33441967 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81006-z |