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Do parasites explain female promiscuity?

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Do parasites explain female promiscuity?

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In bumblebee colonies allowed to forage in the wild, colonies with high genetic diversity among workers had fewer parasites and more offspring than did colonies of low genetic diversity. References: Baer, B., and P. Schmid-Hempel. 1999. Experimental variation in polyandry affects parasite loads and fitness in a bumble-bee. Nature 397(Jan. 14):151. Further Readings: Hamilton, W.D. 1987. Animal Societies: Theory and Facts, Y. Ito, J.L Brown, and J. Kikkawa, eds. Tokyo: Japan. Sci. Soc. Press. Sherman, P.W., T.D. Secley, and H.K. Reeve. 1988. Parasites, pathogens, and polyandry in social Hymenoptera. American Naturalist 131:602. Sources: Paul Schmid-Hempel ETH Zurich ETH-Zentrum NW CH 8003 Zurich Switzerland Web site: http://www.umnw.ethz.ch/eok/ From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 5, January 30, 1999, p. 78. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.