Honeybee evolution : royal jelly proteins help queen larvae to stay on top
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Pirk, Christian Walter Werner
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Elsevier (Cell Press)
Abstract
A new study shows that, in honey bees, the main role of certain proteins in royal jelly is to ensure that the larva stays in its cell, thereby allowing it to develop into a queen.
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Honeybee (Apis mellifera), Royal jelly, Proteins, Honeybee queen
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Pirk, C.W.W. 2018, 'Honeybee evolution : royal jelly proteins help queen larvae to stay on top', Current Biology, vol. 28, no. 8, pp. R350-R351.