PDK1 and HR46 gene homologs tie social behavior to ovary signals.

The genetic basis of division of labor in social insects is a central question in evolutionary and behavioral biology. The honey bee is a model for studying evolutionary behavioral genetics because of its well characterized age-correlated division of labor. After an initial period of within-nest tas...

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Main Authors: Ying Wang, Gro V Amdam, Olav Rueppell, Megan A Wallrichs, M Kim Fondrk, Osman Kaftanoglu, Robert E Page
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2659776?pdf=render