Interindividual variability in social insects - proximate causes and ultimate consequences

Biological Reviews

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 671-687

  Jeanson, Raphaël ^a   Weidenmüller, Anja ^b  

^a Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavioural consistency; Behavioural diversity; Division of labour; Interindividual variability; Response threshold models; Social insects; Specialization

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; INSECTS; SELECTION, GENETIC; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84904101968     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12074     Document Type: Article

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