Altruistic self-removal of health-compromised honey bee workers from their hive

Social insect colonies represent distinct units of selection. Most individuals evolve by kin selection and forgo individual reproduction. Instead, they display altruistic food sharing, nest maintenance and self-sacrificial colony defence. Recently, altruistic self-removal of diseased worker ants fro...

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Published in:	Journal of evolutionary biology Vol. 23; no. 7; pp. 1538 - 1546
Main Authors:	RUEPPELL, O, HAYWORTH, M.K, ROSS, N.P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Oxford University Press
Subjects:	Altruism Analysis of Variance Animal behavior Animals Apis mellifera Bees Bees - drug effects Bees - physiology Carbon Dioxide Colonies colony collapse disorder colony defense Disease transmission drug effects Evolutionary biology Feeding Forage Formicidae Honey host-pathogen relationships host–pathogen interactions Hydroxyurea Hydroxyurea - toxicity hygienic behaviour immune function immunity insect colonies Insects Kin selection longevity Models, Biological Mortality Nesting Behavior Nesting Behavior - drug effects Nesting Behavior - physiology nests physiology Reproduction Selection, Genetic Selection, Genetic - physiology social evolution social insects Suicide Suicides & suicide attempts Theory toxicity worker honey bees Workers
ISSN:	1010-061X, 1420-9101, 1420-9101
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