Organization of Insect Societies: From Genome to Sociocomplexity (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780674031258)

In this landmark volume, an international group of scientists has synthesized their collective expertise and insight into a newly unified vision of insect societies and what they can reveal about how sociality has arisen as an evolutionary strategy.

J?gen Gadau and Jennifer Fewell have assembled leading researchers from the fields of molecular biology, evolutionary genetics, neurophysiology, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary theory to reexamine the question of sociality in insects. Recent advances in social complexity theory and the sequencing of the honeybee genome ensure that this book will be valued by anyone working on sociality in insects. At the same time, the theoretical ideas presented will be of broad-ranging significance to those interested in social evolution and complex systems.

Author: J?gen Gadau
ISBN-10: 0674031253
ISBN-13: 9780674031258
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2009
Pages: 640
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.70w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 03/13/2009 pg. 18
Choice 07/01/2009