2021
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.240200
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Juvenile hormone affects age polyethism, ovarian status and cuticular hydrocarbon profile in workers of the waspPolybia occidentalis

Abstract: Division of labor is one of the most striking features in the evolution of eusociality. Juvenile hormone (JH) mediates reproductive status and aggression among nestmates in primitively eusocial Hymenoptera (species without morphologically distinct castes). In highly social species it has apparently lost its gonadotropic role and primarily regulates the division of labor in the worker caste. Polybia occidentalis, a Neotropical swarm-founding wasp, is an ideal model to understand how JH levels mirror social cont… Show more

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“…The chemical changes were more pronounced in the CHC samples, whereas the variation for egg and Dufour's gland samples were more subtle. These results provide additional support for the hypothesis that JH has pleiotropic properties, being responsible for regulating several processes in social wasps, such as ovary activation, behavioral maturation, oviposition, and the modulation of chemical compounds (Oliveira et al, 2017;Oi et al, 2021a,b;Prato et al, 2021). JH not only modulates the production of CHCs, as it has been previously demonstrated for wasp species (Oliveira et al, 2017;Oi et al, 2021a,b;Prato et al, 2021), but also can potentially modulate other components, such as the Dufour's gland composition.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 62%
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“…The chemical changes were more pronounced in the CHC samples, whereas the variation for egg and Dufour's gland samples were more subtle. These results provide additional support for the hypothesis that JH has pleiotropic properties, being responsible for regulating several processes in social wasps, such as ovary activation, behavioral maturation, oviposition, and the modulation of chemical compounds (Oliveira et al, 2017;Oi et al, 2021a,b;Prato et al, 2021). JH not only modulates the production of CHCs, as it has been previously demonstrated for wasp species (Oliveira et al, 2017;Oi et al, 2021a,b;Prato et al, 2021), but also can potentially modulate other components, such as the Dufour's gland composition.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 62%
“…Besides regulating chemical production, here we also report that JH has likely conserved gonadotropic effects in V. germanica, similar to its sister species V. vulgaris (Oliveira et al, 2017;Oi et al, 2020Oi et al, , 2021b. JH is responsible for regulating reproductive traits in primitively and swarmfounding wasp species (Tibbetts and Sheehan, 2012;Kelstrup et al, 2014;Walton et al, 2020;Prato et al, 2021) and in highly eusocial species. Altogether, JH may have a gonadotropicconserved function across the lineage of wasps.…”
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confidence: 60%
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“…To further investigate QMP treatment effects on specific genes, we focused on candidate genes involved in key individual and social behaviors and traits. We compiled lists of genes and molecular pathways associated with foraging behavior and division of labor in honey bees (52,(60)(61)(62)(63)(64)(65)(66)(67)(68)(69)(70)(71)(72)(73)(74). Furthermore, we searched for genes that play roles in aging (52,(75)(76)(77)(78), immunity (79,80), and reproduction (33,34), i.e.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…During this process, there was only a small loss of individuals, the ones that already were over the nest surface when the procedure started. The nests that were transferred were monitored for one month to verify the efficiency of the procedure; furthermore, the P. occidentalis nests were used inother experiments, hence they were followed for three months (Prato, 2018;Prato et al, 2021).…”
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