Sex- and caste-specific developmental responses to juvenile hormone in an ant with maternal caste determination
J. Bruelhart, A. Suess, J. Oettler, J. Heinze, E. Schultner
This study investigates the effects of juvenile hormone treatment on caste development in Cardiocondyla obscurior ants, finding no impact on female caste ratios or body sizes but increased male size.
bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2023Zoology