Queen-specific selective pressures and caste dimorphism in the social wasp Vespula maculifrons
Within social insect colonies, sterile workers are responsible for brood care, while queens are the primary egg-layers. These reproductive caste differences are often accompanied by pronounced morphological distinctions. Queen and worker phenotypic differences are particularly remarkable considering...
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Georgia Institute of Technology
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/37100 |