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- URN to cite this document:
- urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-84483
- DOI to cite this document:
- 10.5283/epub.8448
Abstract
Queen polymorphism in the non-parasitic ant, Leptothorax spec. A, is most probably genetically mediated by a pair of alleles E/e. E suppresses the development of wings, thoracic structures and ocelli in female larvae. Only ee-larvae may grow to gynomorphic, winged queens, EE- and Ee- larvae develop into intermorphic, wingless queens. The frequency of intermorphic queens varies widely in different ...

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