Proximate mechanisms and evolution of caste polyphenism in social insects: From sociality to genes

Ecological Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-148

  Miura, Toru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caste differentiation; Ecological developmental biology; Polyphenism; Social behavior; Sociogenomics

Indexed keywords

ANT; CASTE; EVOLUTION; KIN SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL INSECT; TERMITE;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HODOTERMOPSIS; HOSPITALITERMES MEDIOFLAVUS; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; TERMITIDAE; TERMOPSIDAE;

EID: 1942454743     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1703.2003.00618.x     Document Type: Review

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