Molecular underpinnings of division of labour among workers in a socially complex termite
Abstract Division of labour characterizes all major evolutionary transitions, such as the evolution of eukaryotic cells or multicellular organisms. Social insects are characterized by reproductive division of labour, with one or a few reproducing individuals (queens) and many non-reproducing nestmat...
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Main Authors: | Daniel Elsner, Klaus Hartfelder, Judith Korb |
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Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/d55a4be7d25a4cf8bf0945029baec663 |
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