Article
Kin-informative recognition cues in ants.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Jul 2011
Nehring Volker, Evison Sophie E F, Santorelli Lorenzo A, d'Ettorre Patrizia, Hughes William O H
Abstract excerpt
Although social groups are characterized by cooperation, they are also often the scene of conflict. In non-clonal systems, the reproductive interests of group members will differ and individuals may benefit by exploiting the cooperative efforts of other group members. However, such selfish behaviour is thought to be rare in one of the classic examples of cooperation--social insect colonies--because the...
Topics
- Animals
- Ants
- Behavior, Animal
- Cues
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Hydrocarbons
- Panama
- Social Behavior