Social evolution: the smell of cheating.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_BBEDE316E5A3
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Editorial
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Social evolution: the smell of cheating.
Journal
Current biology
ISSN
1879-0445 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0960-9822
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/03/2009
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
19
Number
5
Pages
R196-8
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Comment
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Coercion is a powerful means to enforce altruism and promote social cohesion in animal groups, but it requires the reliable identification of selfish individuals. Experiments in a desert ant provide the first direct proof that a single cuticular hydrocarbon elicits the policing of reproductive workers by other colony members.
Keywords
Altruism, Animal Communication, Animals, Ants, Behavior, Animal/physiology, Biological Evolution, Deception, Female, Hydrocarbons/chemistry, Male, Odorants, Smell/physiology, Social Behavior
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
Create date
02/02/2009 19:07
Last modification date
28/08/2024 14:02