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Social Evolution in Ants
Andrew F.G. Bourke, Nigel R. Franks
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Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik / Naturwissenschaften allgemein
Beschreibung
Biologists since Darwin have been intrigued and confounded by the complex issues involved in the evolution and ecology of the social behavior of insects. The self-sacrifice of sterile workers in ant colonies has been particularly difficult for evolutionary biologists to explain. In this important new book, Andrew Bourke and Nigel Franks not only present a detailed overview of the current state of scientific knowledge about social evolution in ants, but also show how studies on ants have contributed to an understanding of many fundamental topics in behavioral ecology and evolutionary biology.
One of the substantial contributions of Social Evolution in Ants is its clear explanation of kin selection theory and sex ratio theory and their applications to social evolution in insects. Working to dispel lingering skepticism about the validity of kin selection and, more broadly, of "selfish gene" theory, Bourke and Franks show how these ideas underpin the evolution of both cooperation and conflict within ant societies. In addition, using simple algebra, they provide detailed explanations of key mathematical models. Finally, the authors discuss two relatively little-known topics in ant social biology: life history strategy and mating systems.
This comprehensive, up-to-date, and well-referenced work will appeal to all researchers in social insect biology and to scholars and students in the fields of entomology, behavioral ecology, and evolution.
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Fitness model (network theory), Sex allocation, Wasp, Ergatoid, Ant colony, Juvenile hormone, Inbreeding, Sexual selection in insects, Beehive, Ant, Mate choice, Operational sex ratio, Hymenoptera, Entomology, Evolution, Parasitoid wasp, Leafcutter ant, Pharaoh ant, Sex ratio, Central place foraging, Predator satiation, Sociobiology, Weaver ant, Queen ant, Fire ant, Reproductive system, Carpenter ant, Technomyrmex albipes, Signalling theory, Argentine ant, Kin selection, Nuptial flight, Sexual selection, Harvester ant, Honeypot ant, Charles Darwin, Genomic imprinting, Founder effect, Group selection, Larva, Brood (honey bee), Female, Myrmecia (ant), Queen bee, Social evolution, Dominance hierarchy, Mating, Army ant, Termite, Oviparity, Sperm competition, Meat ant, Scale insect, Parental investment, Population ecology, Worker policing, Meiotic drive, Reproductive value (population genetics), Swarming (honey bee), Protozoan infection, Population genetics, Directional selection, Evolution of insects, Evolutionary biology, Evolution of eusociality, Sexual reproduction, Male egg, Haplodiploidy, Honey bee, Eusociality