Article
The evolution of insect societies.
Endeavour - 1 Jan 1997
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Abstract excerpt
The organization and evolution of insect societies has amazed natural historians since Aristotle. Charles Darwin considered social insects to be a major difficulty for his theory of evolution by natural selection because they demonstrate a rich diversity of adaptation among sterile workers leadin...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Animals
- Ants
- Bees
- Behavior, Animal
- Biological Evolution
- Consummatory Behavior
- Insecta
- Models, Biological
- Neural Networks, Computer
- Phenotype
- Pollen
- Reproduction
- Selection, Genetic
- Social Behavior