Journal article
How to make a sterile helper
- Abstract:
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The sterile worker castes found in the colonies of social insects are often cited as the archetypal examples of altruism in nature. The challenge to biologists has been to explain how losing the ability to mate has evolved as a superior strategy for transmitting genes into future generations. Recent theory and evidence have demonstrated that monogamy provides a unifying explanation for the evolution of altruism in family groups. However, sterile helpers have not evolved in all monogamous coop...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Wiley Publisher's website
- Journal:
- BioEssays Journal website
- Volume:
- 39
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- e201600136
- Publication date:
- 2016-11-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-10-07
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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1521-1878
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:655201
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uuid:8b9bc56b-e1fd-487d-926f-22b127a7492b
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- pubs:655201
- Source identifiers:
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655201
- Deposit date:
- 2016-10-26
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- Copyright holder:
- WILEY Periodicals, Inc
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © 2016 WILEY Periodicals, Inc.
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