Care-giver identity impacts offspring development and performance in an annually social bumble bee

Abstract Background The developmental fates of offspring have the potential to be influenced by the identity of their care-givers and by the nature of the care that they receive. In animals that exhibit both parental and alloparental care, such as the annually eusocial insects, the influence of care...

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Main Authors: Claudinéia P. Costa, Kaleigh Fisher, Blanca M. Guillén, Naoki Yamanaka, Guy Bloch, S. Hollis Woodard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01756-2