Kin recognition: knowing who's boss in wasp colonies.
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.
Jackson
Duncan E
DE
University of Sheffield, Department of Computer Science, Regent Court, 211 Portobello Street, Sheffield, UK. duncan@dcs.sheffield.ac.uk
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*
D006838:Hydrocarbons; D010675:Pheromones