Endocrine mediated phenotypic plasticity: Condition-dependent effects of juvenile hormone on dominance and fertility of wasp queens

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 527-531

  Tibbetts, Elizabeth A ^a   Izzo, Amanda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative strategies; Badge of status; Conventional signal; Cooperation; Developmental plasticity; Division of labor; Juvenile hormone; Methoprene; Quality signal; Split function hypothesis; Vitellogennin

Indexed keywords

JUVENILE HORMONE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUEEN (INSECT); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WASP; WORKER (INSECT);

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC FITNESS; JUVENILE HORMONES; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; WASPS;

EID: 70350714235     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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