Sex- and caste-specific developmental responses to juvenile hormone in an ant with maternal caste determination

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-586222
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.58622

Brülhart, Jeanne

; Süß, Anja ; Oettler, Jan

; Heinze, Jürgen

; Schultner, Eva

License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
PDF - Published Version
(560kB)

Date of publication of this fulltext: 08 Jul 2024 09:34

Alternative links to fulltext:DOI Publisher

Details

Preview

Export bibliographical data

Abstract

Juvenile hormone is considered to be a master regulator of polyphenism in social insects. In the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior, whether a female egg develops into a queen or a worker is determined maternally and caste-specific differentiation occurs in embryos, so that queens and workers can be distinguished in a non-invasive manner from late embryogenesis onwards. This ant also exhibits two male ...