Reproductive plasticity in bumblebee workers (Bombus terrestris) - Reversion from fertility to sterility under queen influence

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 213-222

  Alaux, Cédric ^a,c   Boutot, Malvina ^a   Jaisson, Pierre ^a   Hefetz, Abraham ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris; Queen control; Queen signal; Reproductive plasticity; Social insects; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

BEE; FERTILITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; QUEEN; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SIGNALING; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL INSECT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STERILITY; WORKER CASTE;

BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 36148959048     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0455-6     Document Type: Article

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