Social evolution: the smell of cheating.

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Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Letter (letter): Communication to the publisher.
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Title
Social evolution: the smell of cheating.
Journal
Current Biology
Author(s)
Chapuisat M.
ISSN
1879-0445[electronic], 0960-9822[linking]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2009
Volume
19
Number
5
Pages
R196-R198
Language
english
Abstract
Coercion is a powerful means to enforce altruism and promote social cohesion in animal groups, but it requires the reliable identification of selfish individuals. Experiments in a desert ant provide the first direct proof that a single cuticular hydrocarbon elicits the policing of reproductive workers by other colony members.
Keywords
Altruism, Animal Communication, Animals, Ants, Behavior, Animal/physiology, Deception, Evolution, Female, Hydrocarbons/chemistry, Male, Odors, Smell/physiology, Social Behavior
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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02/02/2009 18:07
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