Lack of aggression and apparent altruism towards intruders in a primitive termite

Feargus Cooney, Emma I. K. Vitikainen, Harry H. Marshall, Wilmie van Rooyen, Robert L. Smith, Michael A. Cant, Nicole Goodey

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Original languageEnglish
Article number160682
JournalRoyal Society Open Science
Volume3
Issue number11
Number of pages7
ISSN2054-5703
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2016
Externally publishedYes
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Fields of Science

  • intergroup competition
  • cooperation
  • nest-mate recognition
  • allogrooming
  • aggression
  • Pterotermes occidentis
  • NASUTITERMES-CORNIGER
  • ZOOTERMOPSIS ANGUSTICOLLIS
  • RETICULITERMES-FLAVIPES
  • CUTICULAR HYDROCARBONS
  • DRYWOOD TERMITE
  • HELPING EFFORT
  • COLONY FUSION
  • ISOPTERA
  • EUSOCIALITY
  • EVOLUTION

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