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Worker caste determination in the army ant Eciton burchellii.

Biology letters - 22 Oct 2007

Jaffé Rodolfo, Kronauer Daniel J C, Kraus F Bernhard, Boomsma Jacobus J, Moritz Robin F A

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Elaborate division of labour has contributed significantly to the ecological success of social insects. Division of labour is achieved either by behavioural task specialization or by morphological specialization of colony members. In physical caste systems, the diet and rearing environment of developing larvae is known to determine the phenotype of adult individuals, but recent studies have shown that genetic...

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PMID: 17638672
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0257
PMCID: PMC2391184

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