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Queen number

Exposure

1 paper3 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Model organisms1

Outcomes

3

Worker fecundity

upin T. magnum1

1 study

  1. Queen number increases worker fecundity in T. magnum.

    “Workers in single-queen colonies lived longer and were more fertile than in two-queen colonies.”

    Model organismsSingle-queen compared with two-queen colonies

    Queen number shapes worker longevity, fecundity and gene expression in the invasive, highly polygynous ant Tapinoma magnum

    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)23 Jul 2024Preprint

Worker lifespan

upin T. magnum1

1 study

  1. Queen number extends worker lifespan in T. magnum.

    “Workers in single-queen colonies lived longer and were more fertile than in two-queen colonies.”

    Model organismsSingle-queen compared with two-queen colonies

    Queen number shapes worker longevity, fecundity and gene expression in the invasive, highly polygynous ant Tapinoma magnum

    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)23 Jul 2024Preprint

Worker mortality

upin T. magnum1

1 study

  1. Queen number increases worker mortality in T. magnum.

    “Queenless workers experienced the highest mortality”

    Model organismsQueenless colonies compared with queen-containing colonies

    Queen number shapes worker longevity, fecundity and gene expression in the invasive, highly polygynous ant Tapinoma magnum

    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)23 Jul 2024Preprint

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