Evolution of Social Insect Colonies: Sex Allocation and Kin Selection

John Sivinski, R. H. Crozier, Pekka Pamilo

Florida Entomologist · 1997 · 655 citations · 0 references

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Introduction. Inclusive fitness and sex allocation. The evolution in insects. Evolution of colony characteristics. Intra-colony conflicts over sex allocation. Colony-level variation of sex ratios. Literature cited. Author index. Subject index