Sociobiology in turmoil again

Current Science

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1036-1041

  Gadagkar, Raghavendra ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Altruism; Eusociality; Hamilton's rule; Inclusive fitness theory; Kin selection; Sociobiology

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA;

EID: 78249288109     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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