Social insect colonies are more likely to accept unrelated queens when they come with workers

Volume: 32, Issue: 5, Pages: 1004 - 1011
Published: Jul 6, 2021
Abstract
Relatedness underlies the evolution of reproductive altruism, yet eusocial insect colonies occasionally accept unrelated reproductive queens. Why would workers living in colonies with related queens accept unrelated ones, when they do not gain indirect fitness through their reproduction? To understand this seemingly paradox, we investigated whether acceptance of unrelated queens by workers is an incidental phenomenon resulting from failure to...
Paper Details
Title
Social insect colonies are more likely to accept unrelated queens when they come with workers
Published Date
Jul 6, 2021
Volume
32
Issue
5
Pages
1004 - 1011
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