Vitellogenin underwent subfunctionalization to acquire caste and behavioral specific expression in the harvester ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus.
The reproductive ground plan hypothesis (RGPH) proposes that the physiological pathways regulating reproduction were co-opted to regulate worker division of labor. Support for this hypothesis in honeybees is provided by studies demonstrating that the reproductive potential of workers, assessed by th...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Acceso en liña: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3744404?pdf=render |
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