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queen signal

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 3 | Mentions: 5

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Definition

Chemical compounds overproduced by queens compared to workers that potentially regulate worker reproduction

Related Terms (4)

queen signalsqueen chemical signalsqueen pheromonequeen chemical signal

Publications (4)

Bumble bee queen plasticity and social regulation of traits

2022measured variable

Bumble bee queen plasticity and social regulation of traits

2022primary focus

Chemical Variation among Castes, Female Life Stages and Populations of the Facultative Eusocial Sweat Bee <i> Halictus rubicundus </i> (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)

2021Journal of Chemical Ecologytested

Chemical Variation among Castes, Female Life Stages and Populations of the Facultative Eusocial Sweat Bee <i> Halictus rubicundus </i> (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)

2021Journal of Chemical Ecologytested

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