Lipid stores, ovary development, and brain gene expression in Polistes metricus females

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-84

  Toth, A L ^a   Bilof, K B J ^a,b   Henshaw, M T ^c   Hunt, J H ^d   Robinson, G E ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caste; Foraging behavior; Gene expression; Nutrition; Ovary development; Polistes metricus

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BRAIN; FAT RESERVE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; LIPID; NUTRITION; QUEEN; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL INSECT; WASP;

HEXAPODA; POLISTES; POLISTES METRICUS; POLISTINAE;

EID: 60149100342     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-008-1041-2     Document Type: Article

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