Developmental Evolution in Social Insects: Regulatory Networks from Genes to Societies

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 318, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 159-169

  Linksvayer, Timothy A ^a   Fewell, Jennifer H ^b   Gadau, Jürgen ^b   Laubichler, Manfred D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; INSECTS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84860433120     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.22001     Document Type: Article

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