Egg-size plasticity in Apis mellifera: Honey bee queens alter egg size in response to both genetic and environmental factors.

Amiri, Esmaeil; Le, Kevin; Melendez, Carlos Vega; Strand, Micheline K; Tarpy, David R; Rueppell, Olav

Amiri, Esmaeil; Le, Kevin; Melendez, Carlos Vega; Strand, Micheline K; Tarpy, David R; Rueppell, Olav.

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Amiri E; Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Le K; Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Melendez CV; Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Strand MK; Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Tarpy DR; Life Sciences Division, U.S. Army Research Office, CCDC-ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
Rueppell O; Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.

J Evol Biol ; 33(4): 534-543, 2020 04.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31961025

Assuntos

Adaptação Fisiológica; Abelhas; Óvulo; Animais; Feminino; Variação Genética

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Apis mellifera; colony size; egg size; environmental stress; life-history; maternal investment; reproduction; trade-off

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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Óvulo / Abelhas / Adaptação Fisiológica Limite: Animals Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article

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