Tragedy of the commons in Melipona bees

Wenseleers, T. and Ratnieks, F.L.W. (2004) Tragedy of the commons in Melipona bees. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B: Biological Sciences, 271 (1 (Sup). S310-S312. ISSN 0962-8452

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2004 The Royal Society
Keywords:	caste conflict, tragedy of the commons, stingless bees, Melipona
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Biological Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Animal and Plant Sciences (Sheffield)
Depositing User:	Repository Officer
Date Deposited:	24 Feb 2005
Last Modified:	08 Feb 2013 16:47
Published Version:	http://www.journals.royalsoc.ac.uk/
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1098/rsbl.2003.0159
URI:	http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/301

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