Sentence examples for reproductive division from inspiring English sources

One of the hallmarks of insect societies is a reproductive division of labor, in which reproduction is strongly biased toward one or a handful of individuals in the colony (queens) whereas most other colony members (workers) are engaged in very little reproduction or remain sterile.

In the case of the spiders, it can be debated whether individuals in social spider colonies that fail to reproduce should be considered non-reproductive helpers, as absence of universal reproduction likely reflects competition for resources, rather than socially enforced reproductive division of labour (Avilés 1997; Avilés & Tufiño 1998; Bilde et al. 2007; Lubin & Bilde 2007).

Distinct female castes produced from one genotype are the trademark of a successful evolutionary invention in eusocial insects known as reproductive division of labour.

Damaraland mole-rats are eusocial, they live in colonies that are characterized by a reproductive division of labor and a subdivision into castes based on physiology and behavior.

The obvious question is why honey bees would risk a collapse of their social structure by opting for a single protein to control one of the most critical aspects of their life cycle, namely the reproductive division of labour.

Seventh, Drosophila is indeed facile in terms of experimental manipulation, but it has major drawbacks that impinge upon data transferability (e.g., the lack of DNA methylation toolkit and reproductive division of labour54).

All of these implied changes reflect a potential role in reproduction and reproductive divisions in labour.

Reproductive Testing.

The company said sales growth was led by its reproductive health division and totaled $519 million.

Her colleague Laura Wedeen, a senior policy adviser in the reproductive health division, agrees: "Menstrual hygiene is a critical entry point for talking about sexual health more generally".

Ralph Cooper, the chief of endocrinology at the reproductive toxicology division of the Environmental Protection Agency, says various sources of endocrine disruptors, like manufacturing chemicals, may be leaching into the environment.