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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Genetic and Hormonal Regulation of Worker Behavioural Development in Honey Bees
Abstract
dc:descriptionHow such plastic physiological and genetic regulation mechanisms for behavioral development might have evolved in the highly eusocial insects has been studied only theoretically. I performed three experiments with male honey bees (drones) to investigate how mechanisms regulating worker behavioral development may have evolved. I demonstrated common hormonal and genetic mechanisms regulating behavioral development in workers and drones, which suggests that these mechanisms did not evolve strictly within the context of worker social behavior.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Entomology
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Giray, Tugrul
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Robinson, Gene E.
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI9812597
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/86475