Publications [#340748] of H. Frederik Nijhout
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- Nijhout, HF, Larval Development: Making Ants into Soldiers.,
Current biology : CB, vol. 29 no. 1
(January, 2019),
pp. R32-R34 [doi] .
(last updated on 2024/08/25)Abstract:
Many ant species have complex caste systems, with reproductive queens and sterile workers, which often play distinct roles in the maintenance and defense of the colony. A new study sheds light on how these worker caste systems evolved and the mechanisms by which totipotent larvae give rise to the alternative adult castes.