Abstract
An ancestral supersoldier phenotype of Pheidole ants can be recovered when selection for supersoldiers re-emerges, indicating that the developmental potential for caste pathways is retained.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Ants / genetics*
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Ants / physiology
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Behavior, Animal*
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Biological Evolution*
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Juvenile Hormones / metabolism
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Juvenile Hormones / physiology
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Phenotype