Social insects are frequently used to investigate the importance of kinship (genetic reÂlatedness) in the evolution of complex societies. These genetic studies often downplay the organiÂzing roles of the environment in shaping the development and expression of socially-relevant traits. As noted by Hamilton (1964) in his original formulation of "genetical" approaches to understanÂding sociality, the social environment plays a major role in determining phenotypes of social orgaÂnisms Each level of biological organization (c.g. genome, cell, individual, social group) has its own environment. At different levels of biological organization, environmental factors (i) act as triÂggers for developmental processes; and (ii) define natural selec...
Why do most animals live solitarily, while complex social life is restricted to a few cooperatively ...
The study of social evolution is traditionally linked to the study of the most integrated societies....
Recent evidence for genetic effects on royal and worker caste differentiation from diverse social in...
Social insects are frequently used to investigate the importance of kinship (genetic reÂlatedness) ...
The evolution of sociality represented one of the major transition points in evolutionary history. W...
The study of insect social behavior has offered tremendous insight into the molecular mechanisms med...
Social organisation is a result of adaptation to the environment. Complex social structures are deve...
The role of ecology in the evolution and maintenance of arthropod sociality has received increasing ...
The social behavior variation is a very important issue for understanding evolution of sociality in ...
To understand social evolution it is necessary to address how ecological, social and genetic forces ...
The book’s 26 chapters, written by leading scientists in various fields, present the latest conceptu...
Abstract. The evolution of social groupings in insects, especially wa.~ps, is compared to that of so...
A core research area in evolutionary biology is devoted to the investigation of mechanisms that driv...
Abstract The role of genetic relatedness in social evolution has recently come under critical atten...
Social insects (ants, bees, wasps and termites) as a group are species rich and ecologically dominan...
Why do most animals live solitarily, while complex social life is restricted to a few cooperatively ...
The study of social evolution is traditionally linked to the study of the most integrated societies....
Recent evidence for genetic effects on royal and worker caste differentiation from diverse social in...
Social insects are frequently used to investigate the importance of kinship (genetic reÂlatedness) ...
The evolution of sociality represented one of the major transition points in evolutionary history. W...
The study of insect social behavior has offered tremendous insight into the molecular mechanisms med...
Social organisation is a result of adaptation to the environment. Complex social structures are deve...
The role of ecology in the evolution and maintenance of arthropod sociality has received increasing ...
The social behavior variation is a very important issue for understanding evolution of sociality in ...
To understand social evolution it is necessary to address how ecological, social and genetic forces ...
The book’s 26 chapters, written by leading scientists in various fields, present the latest conceptu...
Abstract. The evolution of social groupings in insects, especially wa.~ps, is compared to that of so...
A core research area in evolutionary biology is devoted to the investigation of mechanisms that driv...
Abstract The role of genetic relatedness in social evolution has recently come under critical atten...
Social insects (ants, bees, wasps and termites) as a group are species rich and ecologically dominan...
Why do most animals live solitarily, while complex social life is restricted to a few cooperatively ...
The study of social evolution is traditionally linked to the study of the most integrated societies....
Recent evidence for genetic effects on royal and worker caste differentiation from diverse social in...