Caste-based differential transcriptional expression of hexamerins in response to a juvenile hormone analog in the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)

Brain gene expression analyses in virgin and mated queens of fire ants reveal mating-independent and socially regulated changes

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Expression analysis of vitellogenins in the workers of the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)

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Behavioural effects of juvenile hormone and their influence on division of labour in leaf-cutting ant societies

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The effects of juvenile hormone on Lasius niger reproduction

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The HEX 110 Hexamerin Is a Cytoplasmic and Nucleolar Protein in the Ovaries of Apis mellifera

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Caste-biases in gene expression are specific to developmental stage in the antFormica exsecta

(2015) C. Morandin et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Juvenile hormone downregulates vitellogenin production inEctatomma tuberculatum(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) sterile workers

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Exploring the role of juvenile hormone and vitellogenin in reproduction and social behavior in bumble bees

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MAFFT Multiple Sequence Alignment Software Version 7: Improvements in Performance and Usability

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Validation of Reference Genes in Solenopsis invicta in Different Developmental Stages, Castes and Tissues

(2013) Daifeng Cheng et al.   PLoS One

Vitellogenin Underwent Subfunctionalization to Acquire Caste and Behavioral Specific Expression in the Harvester Ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus

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Worker division of labor and endocrine physiology are associated in the harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex californicus

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Support for the reproductive ground plan hypothesis of social evolution and major QTL for ovary traits of Africanized worker honey bees (Apis melliferaL.)

(2011) Allie M Graham et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Polyphenism in social insects: insights from a transcriptome-wide analysis of gene expression in the life stages of the key pollinator, Bombus terrestris

(2011) Thomas J Colgan et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Neuropeptide Y-like signalling and nutritionally mediated gene expression and behaviour in the honey bee

(2011) S. A. Ament et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Reproduction, dominance, and caste: endocrine profiles of queens and workers of the ant Harpegnathos saltator

(2011) Clint A. Penick et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY

Temporal variation of vitellogenin synthesis in Ectatomma tuberculatum (Formicidae: Ectatomminae) workers

(2011) Dihego Oliveira Azevedo et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

A Honey Bee Hexamerin, HEX 70a, Is Likely to Play an Intranuclear Role in Developing and Mature Ovarioles and Testioles

(2011) Juliana R. Martins et al.   PLoS One

The genome of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

(2011) Y. Wurm et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Genome Sequence of the Leaf-Cutter Ant Atta cephalotes Reveals Insights into Its Obligate Symbiotic Lifestyle

(2011) Garret Suen et al.   PLoS Genetics

Genotype effect on regulation of behaviour by vitellogenin supports reproductive origin of honeybee foraging bias

(2010) Kate E. Ihle et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

The four hexamerin genes in the honey bee: structure, molecular evolution and function deduced from expression patterns in queens, workers and drones

(2010) Juliana R Martins et al.   BMC MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Organization, evolution and transcriptional profile of hexamerin genes of the parasitic waspNasonia vitripennis(Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)

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Endocrine physiology of the division of labour in Pogonomyrmex californicus founding queens

(2009) Adam G. Dolezal et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Oocyte membrane localization of vitellogenin receptor coincides with queen flying age, and receptor silencing by RNAi disrupts egg formation in fire ant virgin queens

(2009) Hsiao-Ling Lu et al.   FEBS Journal

Association between Larger Ovaries and Pollen Foraging in Queenless Apis cerana Workers Supports the Reproductive Ground-plan Hypothesis of Social Evolution

(2008) O. Rueppell et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT BEHAVIOR

A honeybee storage protein gene, hex 70a, expressed in developing gonads and nutritionally regulated in adult fat body

(2008) Juliana Ramos Martins et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Analyzing real-time PCR data by the comparative CT method

(2008) Thomas D Schmittgen et al.   Nature Protocols

RNAi-mediated silencing of vitellogenin gene function turns honeybee (Apis mellifera) workers into extremely precocious foragers

(2008) David Santos Marco Antonio et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Reproductive constraint is a developmental mechanism that maintains social harmony in advanced ant societies

(2008) A. Khila et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA