The Social Biology of ‹i›Ropalidia marginata‹/i› : : Toward Understanding the Evolution of Eusociality / / Raghavendra Gadagkar.

In this book, the biologist Raghavendra Gadagkar focuses on the single species he has worked on throughout his career. His years of study have led him to believe that ecological, physiological, and demographic factors can be more important than genetic relatedness in the selection for or against soc...

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Ort / Verlag:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2022]
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Erscheinungsjahr:2022
Sprache:Englisch
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Weitere Titel:Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
PREFACE --
Part I Introduction --
1 A PRIMER OF EUSOCIALITY --
2 IN PRAISE OF ROPALIDIA --
Part II Social Biology --
3 SOME METHODOLOGICAL NECESSITIES --
4 NATURAL HISTORY --
5 BEHAVIORAL CASTE DIFFERENTIATION --
6 DOMINANCE BEHAVIOR AND REGULATION OF WORKER ACTIVITY --
7 AGE AND DIVISION OF LABOR --
Part III The Evolution of Eusociality --
8 THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK --
9 GENETIC PREDISPOSITION I: INTRACOLONY GENETIC RELATEDNESS --
10 GENETIC PREDISPOSITION II: KIN AND NESTMATE RECOGNITION --
11 ECOLOGICAL PREDISPOSITION --
12 PHYSIOLOGICAL PREDISPOSITION --
13 DEMOGRAPHIC PREDISPOSITION --
14 SYNTHESIS --
15 FACTORS THAT REMAIN TO BE EXPLORED --
Part IV Beyond Ropalidia marginata: Social Evolution, Forward and Reverse --
16 A ROUTE TO SOCIALITY --
17 THE EVOLUTION OF CASTE POLYMORPHISM --
18 REVERSE SOCIAL EVOLUTION --
SUMMARY --
REFERENCES --
INDEX
Zusammenfassung:In this book, the biologist Raghavendra Gadagkar focuses on the single species he has worked on throughout his career. His years of study have led him to believe that ecological, physiological, and demographic factors can be more important than genetic relatedness in the selection for or against social traits.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674037458
9783110756067
9783110442205
DOI:10.4159/9780674037458?locatt=mode:legacy
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Verantwortlichkeitsangabe: Raghavendra Gadagkar.