Soldier determination in ants: new role for juvenile hormone.
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Wheeler, DE; Nijhout, HF
Published in: Science (New York, N.Y.)
July 1981
Topical application of juvenile hormone analog induces soldier development in the ant Pheidole bicarinata. Soldier induction takes place if the juvenile hormone analog is present during a period of sensitivity that occurs during the last larval instar. Control of worker dimorphism seems to be accomplished through control of timing of metamorphosis. The smallest size at which metamorphosis can be initiated is shifted upwardfrom 1.2 to 1.7 millimeters by exposure to the juvenile hormone analog during the sensitive period.
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Science (New York, N.Y.)
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1095-9203
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0036-8075
Publication Date
July 1981
Volume
213
Issue
4505
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361 / 363
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- General Science & Technology
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Wheeler, D. E., & Nijhout, H. F. (1981). Soldier determination in ants: new role for juvenile hormone. Science (New York, N.Y.), 213(4505), 361–363. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.213.4505.361
Wheeler, D. E., and H. F. Nijhout. “Soldier determination in ants: new role for juvenile hormone.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 213, no. 4505 (July 1981): 361–63. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.213.4505.361.
Wheeler DE, Nijhout HF. Soldier determination in ants: new role for juvenile hormone. Science (New York, NY). 1981 Jul;213(4505):361–3.
Wheeler, D. E., and H. F. Nijhout. “Soldier determination in ants: new role for juvenile hormone.” Science (New York, N.Y.), vol. 213, no. 4505, July 1981, pp. 361–63. Epmc, doi:10.1126/science.213.4505.361.
Wheeler DE, Nijhout HF. Soldier determination in ants: new role for juvenile hormone. Science (New York, NY). 1981 Jul;213(4505):361–363.
Published In
Science (New York, N.Y.)
DOI
EISSN
1095-9203
ISSN
0036-8075
Publication Date
July 1981
Volume
213
Issue
4505
Start / End Page
361 / 363
Related Subject Headings
- General Science & Technology