Bumblebee size polymorphism and worker response to queen pheromone

Queen pheromones are chemical signals produced by reproductive individuals in social insect colonies. In many species they are key to the maintenance of reproductive division of labor, with workers beginning to reproduce individually once the queen pheromone disappears. Recently, a queen pheromone t...

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Main Author: Luke Holman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/604.pdf