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Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2017 Stingless bees of the genus Melipona, have long been considered an enigmatic case among social insects for their mode of caste determination, where in addition to larval food type and quantity, the genotype also has a saying, as proposed over 50 years ...
Carlos A.M. Cardoso-Júnior +7 more
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INSIGHTS OF CASTE DETERMINATIONS IN SOCIAL INSECTS [PDF]
Acta Scientifica Malaysia, 2022 Eusocial insects display caste structures in which reproductive ability is possessed by a single or a few queens while all other colony members act as workers.
Md. Mamunur Rahman +3 more
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Getting more than a fair share: nutrition of worker larvae related to social parasitism in the Cape honey bee Apis mellifera capensis [PDF]
, 2002 Besides activation of ovaries and thelytokous reproduction of Cape workers, larval nutrition is an important aspect in parasitism of the African honey bee.
Allsopp, M.H. +3 more
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Sex Ratio and Sexual Dimorphism in \u3ci\u3eFormica Exsectoides\u3c/i\u3e, the Allegheny Mound Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [PDF]
, 2018 We excavated 66 mounds from 6 populations of Formica exsectoides in Michigan jack pine, collecting sexual caste pupae for sex ratio estimates and measurement of dimorphism.
Bristow, C. M, Rowe, H. C
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Size-dependent
BMC Research Notes, 2009 Background In eusocial hymenopteran insects, foraging genes, members of the cGMP-dependent protein kinase family, are considered to contribute to division of labor through behavioral caste differentiation.
Yokoyama Jun +3 more
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Sociobiology, 2020 Juvenile Hormone (JH) is considered the main determinant of caste in social insects, though little is known about how this hormone acts in social wasps, especially the independent-founding species.
Erika Fernandes Neves +7 more
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Techniques for the In Vitro Production of Queens in Stingless Bees (Apidae, Meliponini)
Sociobiology, 2014 Considering the ecological importance of stingless bees as caretakers and pollinators of a variety of native plants makes it necessary to improve techniques which increase of colonies’ number in order to preserve these species and the biodiversity ...
Ana Rita Baptistella +3 more
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Micro”bee”ota: Honey Bee Normal Microbiota as a Part of Superorganism
Microorganisms, 2022 Honey bees are model organisms for microbiota research. Gut microbiomes are very interesting for surveys due to their simple structure and relationship with hive production. Long-term studies reveal the gut microbiota patterns of various hive members, as
Daniil Smutin +4 more
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The function of DNA methylation marks in social insects
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2016 The social arthropods are characterized by a caste-based division of labor that may be influenced by epigenetic effects. One of the most important and widely studied epigenetic mechanisms is DNA methylation.
Hongmei eLi-Byarlay, Hongmei eLi-Byarlay
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Linking Genes and Brain Development of Honeybee Workers: A Whole-Transcriptome Approach. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Honeybees live in complex societies whose capabilities far exceed those of the sum of their single members. This social synergism is achieved mainly by the worker bees, which form a female caste.
Christina Vleurinck +4 more
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