Regulation of reproduction in polygynous ants (Dolichoderinae): Queen fertility signal and adult polyploidy/Régulation de la reproduction de fourmis polygynes (Dolichoderinae): Signal royal de fertilité et polyploïdie des adultes
Regulation of reproduction is one central feature of social life. In particular, only a few individuals are in charge of producing offspring in eusocial species. This division of the reproductive labour is mainly mediated by pheromones emitted by the queens in social insects. These queen pheromones...
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Universite Libre de Bruxelles
2009
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Online Access: | http://theses.ulb.ac.be/ETD-db/collection/available/ULBetd-05152009-163439/ |