Visual trait variation and allometric scaling indicate intra- and inter-caste plasticity in the social wasp Protopolybia sedula.

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Understanding how phenotypic plasticity arises in sensory traits is a key challenge in evolutionary and developmental biology. Eusocial insects offer a useful model for exploring it, because their castes perform distinct tasks and occupy different light environments. We examined morphological variation and scaling in the visual systems of female castes of Protopolybia sedula, a neotropical wasp with simultaneous...

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