Social isolation prevents the development of individual face recognition in paper wasps

摘要: Much work has shown that social isolation lasting negative effects on adult interactions, but less is known about precisely how and why alters behaviour. One way may alter behaviour by interfering with the development of effective communication. Here, we test influences individual recognition, a key aspect communication in Polistes fuscatus paper wasps. reared typical environment learn remember unique faces conspecifics during interactions. Typical P. fuscatus use face recognition to minimize conflict stabilize As wasps are adept learners, they also readily discriminate between wasp images training. show had dramatic recognition. We isolated for 6 days after eclosion from pupation, then tested them nonsocial contexts. Isolated did not other individuals Furthermore, Therefore, experience essential learning Many aspects develop rapidly little required. However, complex interactions like require conspecifics.