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