Evolutionary biology: To work or not to work

Coercion, not kinship, often determines who acts altruistically in an insect colony. But underlying affinities for kin emerge when coercion is removed: kin selection is what turns suppressed individuals into altruists. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

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Published in:Nature (London) 2006-11, Vol.444 (7115), p.42-43
Main Author: Queller, D.C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Altruism
Animal behavior
Animals
Biological Evolution
evolution
Evolutionary biology
Female
Heredity
insect behavior
insect colonies
Insects
kin recognition
Male
Reproduction - physiology
Social Behavior
social insects
Wasps - genetics
Wasps - physiology
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Summary:Coercion, not kinship, often determines who acts altruistically in an insect colony. But underlying affinities for kin emerge when coercion is removed: kin selection is what turns suppressed individuals into altruists. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/444042a