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The evolution of queen pheromones in the ant genus Lasius

Date

Authors

Holman, Luke

Lanfear, Robert

d'Ettorre, Patrizia

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Queen pheromones are among the most important chemical messages regulating insect societies yet they remain largely undiscovered, hindering research into interesting proximate and ultimate questions. Identifying queen pheromones in multiple species would

Keywords

Keywords: evolutionary biology; fecundity; genetic variation; insect; interspecific variation; pheromone; phylogenetics; queen; signaling; species diversity; Hexapoda; Lasius Cuticular hydrocarbons; Fertility signal; Phylogenetic analysis; Worker sterility

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/73444

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1111/jeb.12162

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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