Mating precedes selective immune priming which is maintained throughout bumblebee queen diapause
Abstract Background Understanding the mechanisms by which organisms adapt to unfavourable conditions is a fundamental question in ecology and evolutionary biology. One such mechanism is diapause, a period of dormancy typically found in nematodes, fish, crustaceans and insects. This state is a key li...
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2019-12-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-6314-9 |