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Male fire ant neurotransmitter precursors trigger reproductive development in females after mating
Social insect queens have evolved mechanisms to prevent competition from their sexual daughters. For Solenopsis invicta, the fire ant, queens have evolved a primer pheromone that retards reproductive development in their winged reproductive daughters. If these daughters are removed from the influenc...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8674293/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34912037 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02921-5 |