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. 1975 Jun 15;31(6):691-2.
doi: 10.1007/BF01944632.

Juvenile hormone promotes dominance behavior and ovarian development in social wasps (Polistes annularis)

Juvenile hormone promotes dominance behavior and ovarian development in social wasps (Polistes annularis)

R H Barth et al. Experientia. .

Abstract

Repeated topical application of juvenile hormone to workers of the primitive social wasp, Polistes annularis resulted in a disruption of colony social structure as indicated by a sharp increase in the frequency of dominance interactions. Ovarian maturation was also observed, probably as both a direct and an indirect effect of hormone treatment.

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