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Free keywords:
Solid-phase microextraction; eusocial hymenoptera; ovarian
development; social insects; solenopsis-invicta; branched
alkanes; ion-trap; reproduction; colonies; number
Abstract:
One of the key features of insect societies is the division of labor in reproduction between one or a few fertile individuals and many sterile nestmates that function as helpers. The behavioral and physiological mechanisms regulating reproduction in ant