Age-dependent hypopharyngeal gland size and protein content of stingless bee workers, Tetragonula pagdeni

• Lars Straub,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Institute of Bee Health, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, Faculty of Science, Energy and Environment, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Rayong, Thailand, Centre for Ecology, Evolution, and Behaviour, Department of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, United Kingdom

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• Tanatip Sittisorn,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Science, Energy and Environment, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Rayong, Thailand

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• Jinatchaya Butdee,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Science, Energy and Environment, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Rayong, Thailand

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• Woranika Promsart,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Science, Energy and Environment, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Rayong, Thailand

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• Athitta Rueangwong,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Science, Energy and Environment, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Rayong, Thailand

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• Domenic Camenzind,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute of Bee Health, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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• Jakkrawut Maitip

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: jakkrawut.m@sciee.kmutnb.ac.th

  Affiliation Faculty of Science, Energy and Environment, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Rayong, Thailand

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6265-1421

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