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- Comparative Social Evolution
- Comparative Social Evolution
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- 1 The Evolution of Social Evolution
- Part I Invertebrates
- 2 Sociality in Ants
- 3 Sociality in Bees
- 4 Sociality in Wasps
- 5 Sociality in Termites
- 6 Sociality in Aphids and Thrips
- 7 Sociality in Spiders
- 8 Sociality in Shrimps
- Part II Vertebrates
- Glossary
- Index
- References
2 - Sociality in Ants
from Part I - Invertebrates
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 April 2017
Book contents
- Comparative Social Evolution
- Comparative Social Evolution
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- 1 The Evolution of Social Evolution
- Part I Invertebrates
- 2 Sociality in Ants
- 3 Sociality in Bees
- 4 Sociality in Wasps
- 5 Sociality in Termites
- 6 Sociality in Aphids and Thrips
- 7 Sociality in Spiders
- 8 Sociality in Shrimps
- Part II Vertebrates
- Glossary
- Index
- References
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