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Social evolution: ant eggs lacking totipotency.

Joan E Strassmann1, David C Queller.   

Abstract

Caste plasticity is a hallmark of social insects. However, maternal effects that limit the caste of eggs may be more widespread than previously appreciated, and can have some odd consequences.

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Year:  2008        PMID: 18397739     DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.032

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Curr Biol        ISSN: 0960-9822            Impact factor:   10.834


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Review 1.  Maternal effects in cooperative breeders: from hymenopterans to humans.

Authors:  Andrew F Russell; Virpi Lummaa
Journal:  Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci       Date:  2009-04-27       Impact factor: 6.237

2.  Evidence for genetically influenced caste determination in phylogenetically diverse species of the termite genus Reticulitermes.

Authors:  Osamu Kitade; Masahiro Hoshi; Shiori Odaira; Akiko Asano; Manami Shimizu; Yoshinobu Hayashi; Nathan Lo
Journal:  Biol Lett       Date:  2010-10-27       Impact factor: 3.703

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