This paper analyzes how knowledge of contemporary genetics, particularly qtl mapping, gives insight into division of labor in honey bee colonies, and by extension, into division of labor in all social insects.
Species 1: Hymenoptera Apidae Apis mellifera (Honey bee)
Keywords: caste, QTL
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