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2021
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202109.0305.v1
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Krüppel-Homologue 1 Mediates Hormonally-Regulated Dominance Rank in a Social Insect

Abstract: Dominance hierarchies are ubiquitous in invertebrates and vertebrates, but little is known on how genes influence dominance rank. Our gaps in knowledge are specifically significant concerning female hierarchies and in insects. To start filling these gaps we studied the social bumble bee Bombus terrestris, in which social hierarchies among females are common and functionally significant. Dominance rank in this bee is influenced by multiple factors, including juvenile hormone (JH) that is a major gonadotropin in… Show more

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