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A lipocalin protein, Neural Lazarillo, is key to social interactions that promote termite soldier di...

A lipocalin protein, Neural Lazarillo, is key to social interactions that promote termite soldier di...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_26544904

A lipocalin protein, Neural Lazarillo, is key to social interactions that promote termite soldier differentiation

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A lipocalin protein, Neural Lazarillo, is key to social interactions that promote termite soldier differentiation

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THE ROYAL SOCIETY

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Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences, 2018-07, Vol.285 (1883), p.1-9

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English

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THE ROYAL SOCIETY

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Contents

Social communication among castes is a crucial component of insect societies. However, the genes involved in soldier determination through the regulation of inter-individual interactions are largely unknown. In an incipient colony of the damp-wood termite Zootermopsis nevadensis, the first larva to develop into a third instar always differentiates...

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A lipocalin protein, Neural Lazarillo, is key to social interactions that promote termite soldier differentiation

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TN_cdi_jstor_primary_26544904

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_26544904

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ISSN

0962-8452

E-ISSN

1471-2954

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