Differential regulation of the <it>foraging </it>gene associated with task behaviors in harvester ants

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The division of labor in social insect colonies involves transitions by workers from one task to another and is critical to the organization and ecological success of colonies. The differential regulation of genetic pathways is likel...

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Main Authors: Kleeman Lindsay, Ingram Krista K, Peteru Swetha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/11/19