Ancestral monogamy shows kin selection is key to the evolution of eusociality

Science

Volumn 320, Issue 5880, 2008, Pages 1213-1216

  Hughes, William O H ^a   Oldroyd, Benjamin P ^b   Beekman, Madeleine ^b   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEE; EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; KIN SELECTION; MONOGAMY; POLYANDRY; RELATEDNESS; WASP;

ANT; ARTICLE; BEE; EVOLUTION; INSECT; MATING; MONOGAMY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; WASP; ALTRUISM; ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOBIOLOGY;

APOIDEA; FORMICIDAE;

ALTRUISM; ANIMALS; ANTS; BEES; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOBIOLOGY; WASPS;

EID: 45849109176     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1156108     Document Type: Article

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