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A queen odour mediates reproductive suppression in a eusocial mammal

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By Mohammed A. Khallaf, Daniel Hart, Wenhan Luo, Felipe Pereira, Daniel Mendez-Aranda, Nicole Hagenah, Alice Rossi, Valérie Bégay, Jan Okrouhlik, Dietmar Krautwurst, Andre Ganswindt, Alison J. Barker, Markus Knaden, Sophie Pezet, Andrew Woehler, Bill S. Hansson, Nigel C. Bennett, Gary R. Lewin, Firdevs Murad, Mungo Kisinza Ngalameno
| Nature Verified
Abstract Eusociality is exceptionally rare in mammals, and its proximate mechanisms remain poorly understood. Naked mole-rats provide a striking example, with reproduction restricted to a single queen, while all other females remain infertile1. Here we identify a chemical signal in queens that can regulate this reproductive hierarchy. Isopropyl myristate is a low-volatility ester that is enriched in queens and nearly absent from non-breeding animals.
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Sun Air Jets hosts Girls in Aviation Day at Camarillo airport

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By Alison J. Barker
| GlobalAir
Sun Air Jets hosted their annual Girls in Aviation Day on Saturday, September 24th at their Camarillo location. Approximately 40 Girl Scouts from the Central Coast Chapter were invited to Camarillo Airport for a tour of Sun Air Jets and to learn about careers in aviation. The Ventura County 99s Women’s Pilot Organization joined in the event and was on hand to provide 3 different aircraft for the group to tour.
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Cultural transmission of vocal dialect in the naked mole-rat

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By Alison J. Barker, Grigorii Veviurko, Nigel C. Bennett, Daniel Hart
| Science Magazine Verified
Report View ORCID ProfileAlison J. Barker1,*, Grigorii Veviurko1,†, View ORCID ProfileNigel C. Bennett2, View ORCID ProfileDaniel W. Hart2, Lina Mograby1, View ORCID ProfileGary R. Lewin1,* 1Department of Neuroscience, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany. 2Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. ↵*Corresponding author.
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