Convergent evolution of worker policing by egg eating in the honeybee and common wasp

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 268, Issue 1463, 2001, Pages 169-174

  Foster, K R ^a   Ratnieks, F L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Levels of selection; Reproductive conflict; Social insects; Vespinae; Vespula vulgaris; Worker policing

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; SOCIAL INSECT; WORKER POLICING;

ARTICLE; COLONY FORMATION; CONFLICT; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FERTILIZATION; GENETIC SELECTION; HONEYBEE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WASP;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; VESPIDAE; VESPINAE; VESPULA VULGARIS;

EID: 0035931253     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1346     Document Type: Article

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