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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Main Authors: Antonia Klein, Eva Schultner, Helena Lowak, Lukas Schrader, Jürgen Heinze, Luke Holman, Jan Oettler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4816456?pdf=render