Genetic diversity promotes homeostasis in insect colonies

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 408-413

  Oldroyd, Benjamin P ^a   Fewell, Jennifer H ^b  

^a Behaviour and Genetics   (Australia)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIAL ORGANISM; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; HOMEOSTASIS; POLYANDRY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; HYMENOPTERA; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HYMENOPTERA; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VARIATION (GENETICS);

APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34447326972     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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