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SUBMITTER: Cooney F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5180156 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Royal Society open science 20161109 11
In eusocial insects, the ability to discriminate nest-mates from non-nest-mates is widespread and ensures that altruistic actions are directed towards kin and agonistic actions are directed towards non-relatives. Most tests of nest-mate recognition have focused on hymenopterans, and suggest that cooperation typically evolves in tandem with strong antagonism towards non-nest-mates. Here, we present evidence from a phylogenetically and behaviourally basal termite species that workers discriminate ...[more]