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Title:		Pheromonal control of dealation and oogenesis in virgin queen fire ants
Author(s):		Fletcher DJ; Blum MS;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1981
Volume:		212
Issue:		4490
Page Number:		73 - 75
DOI:		10.1126/science.212.4490.73
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		"In the fire ant Solenopsis invicta, sexually mature virgin females are prevented from shedding their wings and becoming functional egg layers by the presence of the mated queen. Experimental data suggest that this inhibitory effect results from the action of a relatively nonvolatile primer pheromone (or pheromones) produced by the mated queen and distributed by the workers. Target ants are both virgin queens and workers"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEFletcher, D J Blum, M S eng 1981/04/03 Science. 1981 Apr 3; 212(4490):73-5. doi: 10.1126/science.212.4490.73"