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Modelling information exchange in worker-queen conflict over sex allocation

Modelling information exchange in worker-queen conflict over sex allocation

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Modelling information exchange in worker-queen conflict over sex allocation

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Modelling information exchange in worker-queen conflict over sex allocation

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London: The Royal Society

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Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences, 2005-11, Vol.272 (1579), p.2403-2408

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English

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London: The Royal Society

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We investigate the conflict between queen and worker over sex allocation, specifically the allocation of the queen's eggs between workers and reproductives and the allocation of the reproductive eggs between male and female. In contrast to previous models, we allow workers to observe and use information about the strategy of the queen. We consider...

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Modelling information exchange in worker-queen conflict over sex allocation

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TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_16243692

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_16243692

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ISSN

0962-8452

E-ISSN

1471-2954

DOI

10.1098/rspb.2005.3234

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