The social biology of Ropalidia marginata : toward understanding the evolution of eusociality

摘要: Preface Part I: Introduction 1. A Primer of Eusociality 2. In Praise Ropalidia II: Social Biology 3. Some Methodological Necessities 4. Natural History 5. Behavioral Caste Differentiation 6. Dominance Behavior and Regulation Worker Activity 7. Age Division Labor III: The Evolution 8. Theoretical Framework 9. Genetic Predisposition Intracolony Relatedness 10. Kin Nestmate Recognition 11. Ecological 12. Physiological 13. Demographic 14. Synthesis 15. Factors That Remain to Be Explored IV: Beyond marginata: Evolution, Forward Reverse 16. Route Sociality 17. Polymorphism 18. Summary References Index