Limited food induces nepotism in drywood termites

Biology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 364-366

  Korb, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Ecological costs; Kin selection; Nepotism; Relatedness; Social insects

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; FOOD LIMITATION; KIN SELECTION; NEPOTISM; RELATEDNESS; REPRODUCTION; TERMITE;

ALTRUISM; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL SOCIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; FOOD; FOREST; ISOPTERA; KIN SELECTION; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NEST PREDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION;

HEXAPODA; KALOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 33748662433     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0497     Document Type: Article

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