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See animal names: queen; caste: queen. cf. female ♦ queen control n. In social insects: A queen’s inhibitory influence on reproductive activities of workers and other queens (Hölldobler and Wilson 1990, 642). ♦ queen substance See chemical-releasing stimulus: semiochemical: pheromone: queen pheromone. ♦ queen-worker conflict See 3conflict: queenworker conflict. ♦ queenright adj. Referring to a social-insect colony, with a functional queen (Wilson 1975, 593). ant. orphan, queenless (C. K. Starr, pers. comm.) ♦ quelling See post-translational gene silencing. ♦ quiescence n. An organism’s temporary resting phase characterized by its reduced activity, inactivity, or developmental cessation (Lincoln et al. 1985). adj. quiescent ♦ quiet sleep See sleep: quiet sleep. ♦ quinarian n. A taxonomist who thinks that all taxa in a classification should have five units (Mayr 1982, 241, 846). Comment: This belief is based on the idea that biology is made “scientific” by making it quantitative or by making it obey definite “laws” (Mayr 1982, 241, 846). ♦ quinarianism n. The taxonomic beliefs of quinarians, q.v. ♦ quinone See toxin: quinone. ♦ quiver dance See dance: bee dance: quiver dance.