Social evolution: community policing in insects.
A recent study shows that, in social insects where workers suppress or 'police' the reproduction of nestmate workers, only a subset of workers act as police. This confirms that policing can serve a collective rather than a selfish interest.
Bourke
Andrew F G
AF
School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. a.bourke@uea.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000235:genetics; D032763:Behavior Control; D005075:Biological Evolution; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012098:Reproduction; D012919:Social Behavior