Kin conflict in insect societies: A new epigenetic perspective

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 367-373

  Drewell, Robert A ^a   Lo, Nathan ^b   Oxley, Peter R ^b   Oldroyd, Benjamin P ^b  

^a HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FITNESS; GAMETE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INSECT; KIN SELECTION; METHYLATION; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INSECT;

ANIMAL; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; MALE; MAMMAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; INSECTS; MALE; MAMMALS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

APOIDEA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 84862205036     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2012.02.005     Document Type: Review

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