Larval Development: Making Ants into Soldiers.
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Nijhout, HF
Published in: Current biology : CB
January 2019
Many ant species have complex caste systems, with reproductive queens and sterile workers, which often play distinct roles in the maintenance and defense of the colony. A new study sheds light on how these worker caste systems evolved and the mechanisms by which totipotent larvae give rise to the alternative adult castes.
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Current biology : CB
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EISSN
1879-0445
ISSN
0960-9822
Publication Date
January 2019
Volume
29
Issue
1
Start / End Page
R32 / R34
Related Subject Headings
- Reproduction
- Larva
- Infertility
- Developmental Biology
- Ants
- Animals
- 52 Psychology
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 31 Biological sciences
- 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
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Nijhout, H. F. (2019). Larval Development: Making Ants into Soldiers. Current Biology : CB, 29(1), R32–R34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.11.019
Nijhout, H Frederik. “Larval Development: Making Ants into Soldiers.” Current Biology : CB 29, no. 1 (January 2019): R32–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.11.019.
Nijhout HF. Larval Development: Making Ants into Soldiers. Current biology : CB. 2019 Jan;29(1):R32–4.
Nijhout, H. Frederik. “Larval Development: Making Ants into Soldiers.” Current Biology : CB, vol. 29, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. R32–34. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.11.019.
Nijhout HF. Larval Development: Making Ants into Soldiers. Current biology : CB. 2019 Jan;29(1):R32–R34.
Published In
Current biology : CB
DOI
EISSN
1879-0445
ISSN
0960-9822
Publication Date
January 2019
Volume
29
Issue
1
Start / End Page
R32 / R34
Related Subject Headings
- Reproduction
- Larva
- Infertility
- Developmental Biology
- Ants
- Animals
- 52 Psychology
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 31 Biological sciences
- 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences