Influence of juvenile hormone analog on behavior in the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta

Abstract Division of labor is a hallmark characteristic of social insect colonies. While it is understood that worker differentiation is regulated through either the queen or her brood, the understanding of the physiology behind task regulation varies within social species. Studies in eusocial insec...

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Main Authors: Jesse Starkey, Chloe Hawkings, Cecilia Tamborindeguy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41540-4