Talk:Cheating (biology)
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[edit] Humans and bees
Supposedly, "killer" Africanized bees are a result of the differences between the biological relationships between humans and honeybees in Africa and elsewhere. In other parts of the world, notably Europe and America, honeybees have a symbiotic relationship with human beekeepers, who take honey but provide a safe hive and protection for bees. African honeybees have developed to deal with humans "stealing" honey rather than beekeeping, and as a result are more aggressive.
The difference between human/honeybee relationships in Europe and America, and those in Africa, seem to form some kind of example regarding cheating. --FOo 08:14, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- I don't think that's a very good example and I don't think it should be included in the article. Peter G Werner 08:21, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Cheating is...
In biology, cheating is a form of social behavior in which the cheater refrains from cooperation and thereby gains a fitness benefit. He exploits the cooperative behavior of others, but the term is not interchangeable with exploitation. Resource exploitation such as herbivory and predation are not social behaviors and it does not make much sense calling them a form of cheating. --The Ecologist 21:06, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
