To work or not to work

Article Abstract:

Kinship and altruism in insect colonies are analyzed. It is learnt that coercion often determines who acts altruistically in an insect colony but underlying affinities for kin emerge when coercion is removed and, kin selection is what turns suppressed individuals into altruists.

United Kingdom, Analysis, Insect societies, Altruistic behavior in animals, Animal altruistic behavior

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Pax Argentinica

Article Abstract:

Issues concerning the dominance of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, in non-native areas are discussed. In such areas, the nests form a very large supercolony within which aggression is rare and there is much interchange of workers and queens.

Behavior, Ants

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Kinship is relative

Article Abstract:

Experiments that test the effect of kinship and the factors like competition that negate the effect of kinship are tested. It is seen that kinship and scale of competition affect the effect of kinship.

United States, Science & research, Research, Evolution (Biology), Evolution

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