Self-organization and the evolution of division of labor

Apidologie

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 171-190

  Page Jr , Robert E ^a   Mitchell, Sandra D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Division of labor; Evolution; Insect societies; Self organization

Indexed keywords

DIVISION OF LABOUR; HONEYBEE; NATURAL SELECTION; SELF-ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; HONEYBEE; INSECT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 2642596042     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19980110     Document Type: Article

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