title: Social evolution: when promiscuity breeds cooperation.
abstract: In social evolution theory, it has become common wisdom that close family ties should promote cooperative behaviour. Yet, in social insects, evidence is accumulating that queen promiscuity and low relatedness sometimes work better.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Socioecology and Social Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Leuven, Naamsestraat 59, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jelle S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: van Zweden
authors.forename: Dries
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cardoen
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wenseleers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000502:physiology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*