Birth of Undesirable Offspring Triggers Death of Stingless Bee Queens (IMAGE)

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Birth of Undesirable Offspring Triggers Death of Stingless Bee Queens

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Study suggests emergence of male bees with both paternal and maternal genetic material unbalances workforce in colonies of Scaptotrigona depilis (physogastric queen inspects brood cell).

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Ayrton Vollet-Neto / University of São Paulo

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