Towards a molecular definition of worker sterility: differential gene expression and reproductive plasticity in honey bees

Experimental manipulation of ovary activ

Experimental manipulation of ovary activation and gene expression in honey bee (Apis mellifera) queens and workers: testing hypotheses of reproductive regulation

✍ Graham J. Thompson; Heather Yockey; Julianne Lim; Benjamin P. Oldroyd 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 Wiley (John Wiley & Sons) 🌐 English ⚖ 219 KB

## Abstract A fundamental issue in sociobiology is to understand how social insect females regulate their individual reproduction to maximize colony and personal fitness. Although the social cues mediating reproductive output within castes of the honey bees (__Apis mellifera__) are understood at a