The role of juvenile hormone in regulating reproductive physiology and dominance in Dinoponera quadriceps ants

Unequal reproductive output among members of the same sex (reproductive skew) is a common phenomenon in a wide range of communally breeding animals. In such species, reproductive dominance is often acquired during antagonistic interactions between group members that establish a reproductive hierarch...

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Main Authors: Victoria C. Norman, Tobias Pamminger, Fabio Nascimento, William O.H. Hughes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6512.pdf