The effects of kin selection on rates of molecular evolution in social insects

Evolution

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2080-2093

  Hall, David W ^a   Goodisman, Michael A D ^b  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eusocial insect; Kin selection; Mathematical models; Molecular evolution; Social evolution; Sociogenomics

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANT; GENOMICS; KIN SELECTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NATURAL SELECTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; QUEEN; SOCIAL INSECT; THEORETICAL STUDY; WORKER CASTE;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BEE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; INSECT; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANTS; BEES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; INSECTS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; SELECTION, GENETIC; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 84863428615     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01602.x     Document Type: Article

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