Development of an RNA interference tool, characterization of its target, and an ecological test of caste differentiation in the eusocial wasp polistes.

Recent advancements in genomics provide new tools for evolutionary ecological research. The paper wasp genus Polistes is a model for social insect evolution and behavioral ecology. We developed RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated gene silencing to explore proposed connections between expression of hexa...

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Main Authors: James H Hunt, Navdeep S Mutti, Heli Havukainen, Michael T Henshaw, Gro V Amdam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3206021?pdf=render