Evo-devo and the evolution of social behavior

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 334-341

  Toth, Amy L ^a   Robinson, Gene E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOMICS; HONEYBEE; HYMENOPTERA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL EVOLUTION;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION (GENETICS); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34250761279     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2007.05.001     Document Type: Review

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