Mushroom body structural change is associated with division of labor in eusocial wasp workers (Polybia aequatorialis, Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 356, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 159-162

  O'Donnell, Sean ^a   Donlan, Nicole A ^b   Jones, Theresa A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Calyx; Division of labor; Kenyon cells; Structural plasticity

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANT; ARTICLE; CAMPONOTUS; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; FORAGING; HONEYBEE; INSECT; MUSHROOM BODY; NERVE CELL; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPIL; NONHUMAN; POLYBIA AEQUATORIALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOMETRY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WASP; WORK;

EID: 0442307850     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2003.11.053     Document Type: Article

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