The Genetics Of Social Evolution
Author:   Michael D Breed ,  Robert E Page
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780367307943


Pages:   213
Publication Date:   31 May 2021
Format:   Paperback
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The contributor’s primary goal in organizing this book was to initiate a synthesis of thought on how genetics structures the behavior of individual animals that live within complex social systems. To do this they have brought together leading theorists and empiricists who apply genetics to the study of eusocial insect evolution.

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Author:   Michael D Breed ,  Robert E Page
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.312kg
ISBN:  

9780367307943


ISBN 10:   0367307944
Pages:   213
Publication Date:   31 May 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Theory and Empirical Results in Sociogenetics, 2. Genetic Structure, Division of Labor, and the Evolution of Insect Societies, 3. The Genetics of Colony-Level Selection, 4. Genetic Basis for Division of Labor in an Insect Society, 5. Ecological Determinants of Social Evolution, 6. Measuring Inclusive Fitness in Social Wasps, 7. Genetic and Social Changes Associated with Ant Speciation, 8. Reproductive and Social Structure in Polygynous Fire Ant Colonies, 9. Incompatibility Between Colonies of Acacia Ants: Genetic Models and Experimental Results, 10. Evolutionary Genetics of a Primitively Eusocial Halictine Bee.

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