Loading...

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

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 inc...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Holzer, Barbara, Kümmerli, Rolf, Keller, Laurent, Chapuisat, Michel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2006
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1635479/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16846912
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2006.3553
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!