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Reproductive activation in honeybee (Apis mellifera) workers protects against abiotic and biotic stress

Social insect reproductives exhibit exceptional longevity instead of the classic trade-off between somatic maintenance and reproduction. Even normally sterile workers experience a significant increase in life expectancy when they assume a reproductive role. The mechanisms that enable the positive re...

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Published in:Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
Main Authors: Kennedy, Anissa, Herman, Jacob, Rueppell, Olav
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7938169/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33678021
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0737
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