Queen Number and Sociality in Insects |
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| Editor:
| Keller, Laurent |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-854057-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1993 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $176.32 |
Book Description:
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Social insects are diverse, abundant, and ecologically important. They form large complex colonies, in which variation in queen number has profound effects on social organization. This book addresses critical questions related to the evolution of sterile castes, how it affects the nature of co-operation and conflict in groups, and why deadly fights between queens occur in some species. The book will be of interest to all behavioural ecologists and evolutionarybiologists.
Social insects are diverse, abundant, and ecologically important. They form large complex colonies, in which variation in queen number has profound effects on social organization. This book addresses critical questions related to the evolution of sterile castes, how it affects the nature of co-operation and conflict in groups, and why deadly fights between queens occur in some species. The book will be of interest to all behavioural ecologists and evolutionarybiologists.