Social evolution in ants / Andrew F.G. Bourke and Nigel R. Franks.
Social evolution in ants / Andrew F.G. Bourke and Nigel R. Franks.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1995.
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T0388157 , N959.7960452/2
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English
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xiii, 529 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Kin Selection -- 2. Levels-of-selection Theory, Gene Selectionism, and Insect Societies -- 3. Kin Selection, Haplodiploidy, and the Evolution of Eusociality in Ants -- 4. Sex Ratio Theory for the Social Hymenoptera -- 5. Tests of Sex Ratio Theory in Ants -- 6. Kin Conflict over Sex Allocation --...
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1995.
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New Jersey
Date Published
c1995.
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Summary
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 gene" theory. Bourke and Franks show how these ideas un...
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Social evolution in ants / Andrew F.G. Bourke and Nigel R. Franks.
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Monographs in behavior and ecology.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-509) and indexes.
Transferred from N595.7960452/2.
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c1995.
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T0388157 , N959.7960452/2
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0691044260 (pbk.)
9780691044279 (cl)
0691044279 (cl)
9780691044262 (pbk.)
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595.796045248
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991003444329702626
