Oral transfer of chemical cues, growth proteins and hormones in social insects

Oral transfer of chemical cues, growth proteins and hormones in social insects

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Social insects frequently engage in oral fluid exchange – trophallaxis – between adults, and between adults and larvae. Although trophallaxis is widely considered a food-sharing mechanism, we hypothesized that endogenous components of this fluid might underlie a novel means of chemical communication...

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Main Authors: Adria C LeBoeuf, Patrice Waridel, Colin S Brent, Andre N Gonçalves, Laure Menin, Daniel Ortiz, Oksana Riba-Grognuz, Akiko Koto, Zamira G Soares, Eyal Privman, Eric A Miska, Richard Benton, Laurent Keller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-11-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Camponotus floridanus
Apis mellifera
Solenopsis invicta
Camponotus fellah
social evolution
collective behavior
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/20375

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