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One of the substantial contributions of Social Evolution in Ants is its clear explanation of kin selection theory and sex ratio theory and their applications to social evolution in insects. Working to dispel lingering skepticism about the validity of kin selection and, more broadly, of"selfish...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bourke, Andrew F. G., 1961-
Other Authors: Franks, Nigel R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1995.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sex-ratio.
Selection de la parentele.
Évolution sociale chez les animaux.
Fourmis > Moeurs et comportement.
Himenopteros (biologia)
Social evolution in animals.
Sex ratio.
Kin selection (Evolution)
Ants > Behavior.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
Evolution.
Animal behavior.
Formicidae.
Sex Ratio
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Kin selection
  • Levels-of-selection theory, gene selectionism, and insect societies
  • Kin selection, haplodiploidy, and the evolution of eusociality in ants
  • Sex ratio theory for the social hymenoptera
  • Tests of sex ration theory in ants
  • Kin conflict over sex allocation
  • Kin conflict over reproduction
  • Evolution and ecology of multiple-queen societies
  • Life history theory in ants
  • The diversity of life histories in ants
  • Mating biology
  • The division of labor.

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