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In this book, Ito presents data on tropical wasps which suggest that kin-selection has been overemphasized as an evolutionary explanation of sociality. He concentrates on the Vespidae (paper wasps and hornets), a group much discussed by evolutionary biologists because it exhibits all stages of social evolution: subsociality, primitive eusociality, and advanced eusociality. The author reports field observations by himself and others in Central America, Asia, and Australia, showing that multiple egg-layers in a nest are not uncommon. Because coexistence of many 'queens' leads to lower relatedness among colony members than in single-queen colonies, he suggests that kin-selection may not be the most powerful force determining observed social patterns. Instead, subsocial wasps may first have aggregated for defense purposes in habitats with a high risk of predation, with mutualistic associations among many queens. Through parental manipulation and then kin selection, differentiation into within-generation castes may have followed. Of interest to all students of ecology, evolution, and behavior, this book beautifully demonstrates the author's ability to combine wide-ranging data with thoughtful questions.

Insect societies. --- Kin selection (Evolution). --- Social evolution in animals. --- Wasps --- Behavior.

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Familial behavior in animals. --- Families. --- Family. --- Kin selection (Evolution). --- Sex differences.

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Ants --- Kin selection (Evolution) --- Sex ratio --- Social evolution in animals --- Fourmis --- Sex-ratio --- Behavior --- Moeurs et comportement

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This is a theoretical treatment of one of the central problems in evolutionary biology, the evolution of social cooperation and conflict. Steven Frank tackles the problem with a highly original combination of approaches: game theory, classical models of natural selection, quantitative genetics, and kin selection. He unites these with the best of economic thought: a clear theory of model formation and comparative statics, the development of simple methods for analyzing complex problems, and notions of information and rationality. Using this unique, multidisciplinary approach, Frank makes major advances in understanding the foundations of social evolution. The book also provides a unique "how-to" guide for constructing models of social behavior. It is essential reading for evolutionary biologists and for economists, mathematicians, and others interested in natural selection.

Natural selection --- Behavior evolution --- Kin selection (Evolution) --- Social evolution --- Sélection naturelle --- Evolution du comportement --- Econometric models --- Behavior evolution. --- Kin selection (Evolution). --- Natural selection. --- Econometric models. --- Sélection naturelle --- Évolution sociale --- Selection de la parentele. --- Évolution du comportement. --- Selection naturelle. --- Social evolution. --- Sociale evolutie. --- Natuurlijke selectie. --- 42.21 evolution. --- Selection (Genetics) --- Biological Evolution. --- Darwinism --- Selection, Natural --- Genetics --- Variation (Biology) --- Biological invasions --- Evolution (Biology) --- Heredity --- Familial behavior in animals --- Cultural evolution --- Cultural transformation --- Culture, Evolution of --- Culture --- Evolution --- Social change --- Behavioral evolution --- Evolutionary psychology --- Animal evolution --- Animals --- Biological evolution --- Evolutionary biology --- Evolutionary science --- Origin of species --- Biology --- Biological fitness --- Homoplasy --- Phylogeny --- Modeles econometriques.