The Effects of Royal Jelly on Fitness Traits and Gene Expression in Drosophila melanogaster.

The Effects of Royal Jelly on Fitness Traits and Gene Expression in Drosophila melanogaster.

Royal Jelly (RJ) is a product made by honey bee workers and is required for queen differentiation and accompanying changes in queen body size, development time, lifespan and reproductive output relative to workers. Previous studies have reported similar changes in Drosophila melanogaster in response...

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Main Authors: John R Shorter, Matthew Geisz, Ergi Özsoy, Michael M Magwire, Mary Anna Carbone, Trudy F C Mackay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4520568?pdf=render

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