The molecular and evolutionary genetic implications of being truly social for the social insects

Advances in Insect Physiology

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 271-292

  Linksvayer, Timothy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eusociality; Indirect genetic effects; Interacting phenotypes; Social physiology; Sociogenomics; Superorganism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925965987     PISSN: 00652806     EISSN: 22136800     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.aiip.2014.12.003     Document Type: Chapter

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