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Evolution of Social Insect Colonies: Sex Allocation and Kin Selection (Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution)
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Product Description
This book is about the genetics and behaviour of individuals within colonies of social insects - bees, wasps, ants, and termites. Colonial living is characterized by division of labour and finely coordinated organization, by reproductive function being limited to certain individuals, by cooperative brood care, and by the presence of non-reproductive workers. Within a colony, however, may events are the result of conflicts between individuals seeking to maximize their own interests. Crozier and Pamilo's contribution is to analyse the genetic bases of the patterns of reproduction and resource allocation found in social insect colonies. This is done more comprehensively and with greater depth and insight than in any previous study, and is a significant step forward in the fields of population genetics and social evolution.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #982177 in Books
- Published on: 1996-03-07
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 320 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"The ground covered is astounding, including detailed treatments of both theoretical and empirical studies on social insects. . . . no better team could have tackled the enormous task of writing this book." --Science
"An analysis of the genetic determinants in the reproductive patterns of social insect colonies as well as the genetic and behavioral characteristics of individuals within the colonies. . . .While this book may be of particular use to geneticists, entomologists, and social biologists, it should interest anyone involved in population genetics or social evolution."--BIOSIS
"It is not surprising that this book gives an excellent and thorough overview of the mathematical models, since the authors are responsible for a good number of them. However, what is of equal value is the yeoman work the authors have done to collect and organize the vast number of studies that can be used to test the models. For any serious student of social insects, just the tables of data put together by the authors are worth the price of the book."--The Quarterly Review of Biology
