Evolution of Social Insect Polyphenism Facilitated by the Sex Differentiation Cascade.
The major transition to eusociality required the evolution of a switch to canalize development into either a reproductive or a helper, the nature of which is currently unknown. Following predictions from the 'theory of facilitated variation', we identify sex differentiation pathways as pro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4816456?pdf=render |