Schultner, Eva and Oettler, Jan and Helantera, Heikki (2017) THE ROLE OF BROOD IN EUSOCIAL HYMENOPTERA. QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY, 92 (1). pp. 39-78. ISSN 0033-5770, 1539-7718
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Study of social traits in offspring traditionally reflects on interactions in simple family groups, with famous examples including parent-offspring conflict and sibling rivalry in birds and mammals. In contrast, studies of complex social groups such as the societies of ants, bees, and wasps focus mainly on adults and, in particular, on traits and interests of queens and workers. The social role of developing individuals in complex societies remains poorly understood. We attempt to fill this gap by illustrating that development in social Hymenoptera constitutes a crucial life stage with important consequences for the individual as well as the colony. We begin by describing the complex social regulatory network that modulates development in Hymenoptera societies. By highlighting the inclusive fitness interests of developing individuals, we show that they may differ from those of other colony members. We then demonstrate that offspring have evolved specialized traits that allow them to play a functional, cooperative role within colonies and give them the potential power to act toward increasing their inclusive fitness. We conclude by providing testable predictions for investigating the role of brood in colony interactions and giving a general outlook on what can be learned from studying offspring traits in hymenopteran societies.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | IMPORTED FIRE ANT; HONEYBEES APIS-MELLIFERA; SOLENOPSIS-INVICTA BUREN; WESTERN HARVESTER ANT; POLISTES-DOMINULUS HYMENOPTERA; GENETIC CASTE DETERMINATION; IRIDOMYRMEX-HUMILIS MAYR; SOCIALLY POLYMORPHIC ANT; HORNET VESPA-ORIENTALIS; QUEEN-WORKER DIMORPHISM; eusocial Hymenoptera; brood; development; cooperation; conflict |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 590 Zoological sciences |
| Divisions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Zoologie |
| Depositing User: | Petra Gürster |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2018 13:01 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2020 06:33 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/343 |
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