Social Insects: Their Origin And Evolution
- ISBN-10
- 8171412564
- ISBN-13
- 9788171412563
- Series
- Social Insects
- Category
- Insect societies
- Pages
- 321
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Discovery Publishing House
- Author
- William Morton Wheeler
Description
Contents: The Scope and Meaning of the Social Among the Insects, The Origin of the Terebrantia and Aculeata, The Evolution of Wasps, The Evolution of Bees, The Evolution of Ants, The Evolution of Termites, Polymorphism, Polymorphism (continued), The Social Medium and Torphallaxis, The Evolution of the Guests and Parasites of the Social Insects, The Evolution of the Social Parasites, Conclusions.
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