Molecular and social regulation of worker division of labour in fire ants.
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Mol Ecol. 2014 Feb;23(3):660-72. doi: 10.1111/mec.12626.
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PMID: 24329612
With a few exceptions, these genes appear to be distinct from those involved in DOL in bees and wasps. Interestingly, after the queen was removed, foraging workers were no longer distinct from nonforaging workers at the transcriptomic level. ...
With a few exceptions, these genes appear to be distinct from those involved in DOL in bees and wasps. Interestingly, after the queen …