蚂蚁中的士兵决心：保幼激素的新作用。
Soldier determination in ants: new role for juvenile hormone.
出版信息
Science. 1981 Jul 17;213(4505):361-3. doi: 10.1126/science.213.4505.361.
PMID:17819911
Abstract
Topical application of juvenile hormone analog induces soldier development in the ant Pheidole bicarinata. Soldier induction takes place if the juvenile hormone analog is present during a period of sensitivity that occurs during the last larval instar. Control of worker dimorphism seems to be accomplished through control of timing of metamorphosis. The smallest size at which metamorphosis can be initiated is shifted upwardfrom 1.2 to 1.7 millimeters by exposure to the juvenile hormone analog during the sensitive period.
摘要
局部施用保幼激素类似物可诱导蚂蚁 Pheidole bicarinata 发育为兵蚁。如果保幼激素类似物存在于最后一个幼虫龄期的敏感时期，则会发生兵蚁诱导。通过控制变态的时间似乎可以控制工蚁形态的二态性。在敏感时期暴露于保幼激素类似物可将可启动变态的最小尺寸从 1.2 毫米向上移动到 1.7 毫米。
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