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Neuropeptide Y-like signalling and nutritionally mediated gene expression and behaviour in the honey bee.
Insect molecular biology - 1 Jun 2011
Ament S A, Velarde R A, Kolodkin M H, Moyse D, Robinson G E
Abstract excerpt
Previous research has led to the idea that derived traits can arise through the evolution of novel roles for conserved genes. We explored whether neuropeptide Y (NPY)-like signalling, a conserved pathway that regulates food-related behaviour, is involved in a derived, nutritionally-related trait, the division of labour in worker honey bees. Transcripts encoding two NPY-like peptides were expressed in separate...
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