| Literature DB >> 15504003 |
Tom Wenseleers1, Francis L W Ratnieks.
Abstract
In human society selfish use of common resources can lead to disaster, a situation known as the 'tragedy of the commons' (TOC). Although a TOC is usually prevented by coercion, theory predicts that close kinship ties can also favour reduced exploitation. We test this prediction using data on a TOC occurring in Melipona bee societies.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15504003 PMCID: PMC1810046 DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0159
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Biol Sci ISSN: 0962-8452 Impact factor: 5.349