Altruism in insect societies and beyond: voluntary or enforced?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-52

  Ratnieks, Francis L W ^a   Wenseleers, Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; INSECT; MUTUALISM; RELATEDNESS; WORKER CASTE;

ALTRUISM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; INSECT; MALE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ALTRUISM; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COERCION; FEMALE; INSECTS; MALE; REPRODUCTION;

HEXAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 37549047142     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2007.09.013     Document Type: Review

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