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Plasticity of honeybee castes

Occurrence of tergal glands in workers

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  1. Dept. SBM, Limburgs Universitair Centrum, B-3610, Diepenbeek

    J. P. J. Billen & K. T. M. Dumortier

  2. Zoological Institute K.U. Leuven, B-3000, Leuven

    J. P. J. Billen & K. T. M. Dumortier

  3. Lab. Comparative Physiology, Univ. Utrecht, NL-3572, Utrecht, LA

    H. H. W. Velthuis

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We are grateful to E. Plaum for technical assistance. JPJB acknowledges a senior research assistantship of the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research.

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Billen, J.P.J., Dumortier, K.T.M. & Velthuis, H.H.W. Plasticity of honeybee castes. Naturwissenschaften 73, 332–333 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00451485

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