Social evolution: pathways to ant unicoloniality.
Unicolonial ant species live in interlinked populations known as super-colonies, where workers and queens move freely. New research suggests that low intra-specific resource competition leads to an absence of inter-colony aggression.
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Duncan E
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University of Sheffield, Department of Computer Science, Regent Court, 211 Portobello Street, Sheffield S1 4DP, UK. duncan@dcs.sheffield.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants; D005075:Biological Evolution; D012919:Social Behavior