Intergenerational effect of juvenile hormone on offspring in Pogonomyrmex harvester ants

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 181, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 991-999

  Cahan, Sara Helms ^a   Graves, Christopher J ^a   Brent, Colin S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caste; Ecdysteroids; Harvester ant; Juvenile hormone; Maternal effect; Social insect

Indexed keywords

ECDYSTEROID; JUVENILE HORMONE; METHOPRENE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; LARVA; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; ZYGOTE;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; ANTS; BODY SIZE; ECDYSTEROIDS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; JUVENILE HORMONES; LARVA; METHOPRENE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PUPA; REPRODUCTION; ZYGOTE;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; POGONOMYRMEX;

EID: 81355135448     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-011-0587-x     Document Type: Article

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