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Social Evolution in Ants: (Monographs in Behavior and Ecology)

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Biologists have long been intrigued and confounded by the complex issues in the evolution and ecology of the social behaviour of insects. The self-sacrifice of sterile workers in ant colonies has been particularly difficult for evolutionary biologists to explain. This text presents an overview of the current state of scientific knowledge about social evolution in ants and shows how studies on ants have contributed to an understanding of many fundamental topics in behavioural ecology and evolutionary biology. The book explains kin selection theory and sex ratio theory and their applications to social evolution in insects. Aiming to dispel linering skepticism about the validity of kin selection and, more broadly, of "selfish gene" theory, the authors show how these ideas underpin the evolution of both co-operation and conflict within ant societies. In addition, using simple algebra, they provide detailed explanations of key mathematical models. Finally, they discuss two relatively little-known topics in ant social biology: life history strategy and mating systems.



Table of Contents:
Preface and Acknowledgments1Kin Selection32Levels-of-selection Theory, Gene Selectionism, and Insect Societies393Kin Selection, Haplodiploidy, and the Evolution of Eusociality in Ants694Sex Ratio Theory for the Social Hymenoptera1075Tests of Sex Ratio Theory in Ants1566Kin Conflict over Sex Allocation2007Kin Conflict over Reproduction2208Evolution and Ecology of Multiple-queen Societies2589Life History Theory in Ants29910The Diversity of Life Histories in Ants32811Mating Biology36512The Division of Labor400References445Author Index511Subject Index519Taxonomic Index526

About the Author :

Andrew Bourke is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Zoology of the Zoological Society of London.Nigel Franks is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, England.



Review :
"I cannot praise their book too highly... [It] will surely become essential reading for any student interested in the evolution of insect sociality and will be a standard reference source for teachers and researchers alike."--The Times Higher Education Supplement "Social Evolution in Ants is recommended not only to people enthusiastic about social insects but also to those with a broad interest in evolution in general."--Nature


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780691044262
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 550
  • Series Title: Monographs in Behavior and Ecology
  • Width: 197 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0691044260
  • Publisher Date: 05 Nov 1995
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: 03
  • Weight: 802 gr


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