Royal jelly-like protein localization reveals differences in hypopharyngeal glands buildup and conserved expression pattern in brains of bumblebees and honeybees.

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Published in Biol Open on April 15, 2014

Authors

Stefan Albert1, Johannes Spaethe, Kornelia Grübel, Wolfgang Rössler

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany.

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