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Genomic analysis of post-mating changes in the honey bee queen (Apis mellifera)

Sarah D Kocher, Freddie-Jeanne Richard, David R Tarpy and Christina M Grozinger*

BMC Genomics 2008, 9:232 doi:10.1186/1471-2164-9-232

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New insights into honey bee (Apis mellifera) pheromone communication. Is the queen mandibular pheromone alone in colony regulation?

Alban Maisonnasse, Cédric Alaux, Dominique Beslay, Didier Crauser, Christian Gines, Erika Plettner, Yves Le Conte Frontiers in Zoology 2010, 7:18 (18 June 2010)

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Contrary to previous research, queen honey bees do not simply use mandibular pheromones to maintain colony functionality, and so this raises questions as to the potential other mechanisms that have evolved in response to the queen-worker arms race over leadership.

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The four hexamerin genes in the honey bee: structure, molecular evolution and function deduced from expression patterns in queens, workers and drones

Juliana R Martins, Francis MF Nunes, Alexandre S Cristino, Zilá LP Simões, Márcia MG Bitondi BMC Molecular Biology 2010, 11:23 (26 March 2010)

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