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Sham nepotism as a result of intrinsic differences in brood viability in ants.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Aug 2006

Holzer Barbara, Kümmerli Rolf, Keller Laurent, Chapuisat Michel

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In animal societies, cooperation for the common wealth and latent conflicts due to the selfish interests of individuals are in delicate balance. In many ant species, colonies contain multiple breeders and workers interact with nestmates of varying degrees of relatedness. Therefore, workers could increase their inclusive fitness by preferentially caring for their closest relatives, yet evidence for nepotism in...

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PMID: 16846912
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3553
PMCID: PMC1635479

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