BRAIN PHYSIOLOGY DURING PHOTOPERIOD-RELATED CASTE DETERMINATION IN THE PRIMITIVELY EUSOCIAL WASP POLISTES JOKAHAMAE

Brain physiology during photoperiod-related caste determination in the primitively eusocial wasp Polistes jokahamae

Abstract Adult females of the primitively eusocial wasp Polistes jokahamae can change caste in response to photoperiod length.Short-day photoperiod females store more lipids but have less developed ovaries for hibernation (becoming gynes), whereas long-day photoperiod females have fewer lipid stores but more developed ovaries under queenless condit

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An Exploratory Multi-Case Study of the Health and Wellbeing Needs, Relationships and Experiences of Health and Social Care Service Users and the People who Support them at Home

Introduction: International policies and legislation set a precedence of person-centred sustainable integrated Health and Social Care (HSC) that meets the health and wellbeing needs of service users through improved experiences.However, current research focuses on service models, with fewer studies investigating experiences and needs.Methods: This

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La doble piel de la arquitectura Maya: el estuco y el color

Maya architecture was one of the most widely employed backdrops for the colour, and this application extended over a continuous period PLANT STEROLS from the Mid-Preclassic period to the end of the Late Postclassic.The principal buildings of the Maya Lowlands were covered with stucco layers and painted with a rich colour palette that included pigme

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