title: Kin recognition: knowing who's boss in wasp colonies.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Sheffield, Department of Computer Science, Regent Court, 211 Portobello Street, Sheffield, UK. duncan@dcs.sheffield.ac.uk
authors.forename: Duncan E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000502:physiology; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*; D010063:Ovum / Q000378:metabolism; D010675:Pheromones / Q000378:metabolism*; D012930:Social Dominance; D014863:Wasps / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006838:Hydrocarbons; D010675:Pheromones