Evolution of Eusociality : Lessons form the Mechanism of Nestmate Discrimination in the Primitively Eusocial Wasp Ropalidia Marginata

Venkataraman, Arun and Gadagkar, Raghavendra (1990) Evolution of Eusociality : Lessons form the Mechanism of Nestmate Discrimination in the Primitively Eusocial Wasp Ropalidia Marginata. In: Social Insects and the Environment: Xl lnternational Congress IUSSI, August, Bangalore,India, pp. 71-72.

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Abstract

The multiple origins of eusociality in the Hymenoptera have been ascribed to the genetic asymmetry created by haplodiploidy such that full-sisters are more closely related to each other than a mother is to her daughters (1). However, any Hymenopteran queens are known to mate multiply and simultaneously use sperm from different males and thus produce different patrilines of daughters. This destroys the asymmetry created by haplodiploidy unless full-and half-sisters can be discriminated and preferential aid given to the former (2).

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Publisher:	Oxford and IBH
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Oxford and IBH.
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences
Date Deposited:	22 Feb 2007
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:34
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/9447

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