Social evolution: community policing in insects

Andrew F. G. Bourke

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2007.04.054

Social evolution: community policing in insects

Andrew F. G. Bourke

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Abstract

A recent study shows that, in social insects where workers suppress or 'police' the reproduction of nestmate workers, only a subset of workers act as police. This confirms that policing can serve a collective rather than a selfish interest

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	519-520
Number of pages	2
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	17
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2007.04.054
Publication status	Published - 3 Jul 2007

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