Darwin's special difficulty: The evolution of "neuter insects" and current theory

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 481-492

  Ratnieks, Francis L W ^a   Foster, Kevin R ^b   Wenseleers, Tom ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Darwin; Inclusive fitness theory; Neuter insects

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ANT; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FITNESS; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL SELECTION; WORKER CASTE;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79951557110     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1124-8     Document Type: Review

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