The relation between structure and function of the exocrine and
endocrine system of social insects is crucial in our research.
Emphasis is put on glands (pheromone- and toxin-producing ones)
and on their dependency of the fat body. This research should
be seen in the broader context of queen-worker dimorphism,
and hence in a reproductive context. By means of histochemistry
and immunocytochemistry we will try to elucidate the
organinteractions mentioned. We therefore use a functional
approach.
