Self assessment in insects: honeybee queens know their own strength.

Contests mediate access to reproductive opportunities in almost all species of animals. An important aspect of the evolution of contests is the reduction of the costs incurred during intra-specific encounters to a minimum. However, escalated fights are commonly lethal in some species like the honeyb...

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Main Authors: Vincent Dietemann, Huo-Qing Zheng, Colleen Hepburn, H Randall Hepburn, Shui-Hua Jin, Robin M Crewe, Sarah E Radloff, Fu-Liang Hu, Christian W W Pirk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18183293/?tool=EBI