| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 368 pages) : illustrations |
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pt. I. Introduction. 1. A Primer of Eusociality. 2. In Praise of Ropalidia -- pt. 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 -- pt. 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 -- pt. IV. Beyond Ropalidia marginata: Social Evolution, Forward and Reverse. 16. A Route to Sociality |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-359) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Ropalidia marginata -- Behavior
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Insect societies.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Insects & Spiders.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Entomology.
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Insect societies
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Ropalidia marginata -- Behavior
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Soziobiologie
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Soziale Insekten
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Eusozialität
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2001024420 |
| ISBN |
9780674037458 |
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0674037456 |
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