Behavioural ecology: the menopausal aphid glue-bomb.
A gall-forming aphid has an extended post-reproductive life in which adults become transformed into glue-packed warriors able to defend their colony. These aphids thus provide a novel example of late-life, post-reproductive helping behaviour.
Foster
William A
WA
Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. waf1@cam.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D001042:Aphids / Q000502:physiology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D004463:Ecology; D005260:Female; D012741:Sexual Maturation