In this pathbreaking and far-reaching work George Oster and Edward Wilson provide the first fully developed theory of caste evolution among the social insects.

In this pathbreaking and far-reaching work George Oster and Edward Wilson provide the first fully developed theory of caste evolution among the social insects.

In more detail than has previously been available, this book comprehensively covers all the various mechanisms of caste differentiation in social insects. For t

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "pub

In this book internationally known experts provide a comprehensive view of current knowledge of social insect biology including much previously unpublished info