Kin recognition: knowing who's boss in wasp colonies
1University of Sheffield, Department of Computer Science, Regent Court, 211 Portobello Street, Sheffield, UK. duncan@dcs.sheffield.ac.uk
Current Biology : CB
|July 20, 2007
Abstract:
Paper wasps recognise the dominant individual in their colony and surrender reproduction to this alpha individual. Contrary to expectations her dominance status is not signalled by a chemical indicator of fertility.


