Juvenile hormone induces queen development in late-stage larvae of the ant Harpegnathos saltator

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1643-1649

  Penick, Clint A ^a   Prager, Steven S ^a   Liebig, Jürgen ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Caste; Juvenile hormone; Polyphenism; Queen development

Indexed keywords

JUVENILE HORMONE;

ANT; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HORMONE; JUVENILE; LARVA; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; QUEEN; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; WORKER CASTE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FEMALE; JUVENILE HORMONES; LARVA; MALE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

FORMICIDAE; HARPEGNATHOS SALTATOR; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84870242118     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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