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Queen in brawl at palace

Females of a species of wasp slave selflessly to rear the young of others: a finding that flies in the face of current theory, says Henry Gee.

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  1. Queller,D. C. et al. Unrelated helpers in a social insect. Nature 405, 784 - 787 2000.

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Gee, H. Queen in brawl at palace. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000615-11

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