Social evolution: war of the worms.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_D75BD32AA1B1
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Editorial
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Social evolution: war of the worms.
Journal
Current biology
ISSN
1879-0445 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0960-9822
Publication state
Published
Issued date
23/11/2010
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
20
Number
22
Pages
R985-7
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The discovery of a non-reproductive soldier caste in a clonally reproducing trematode greatly extends the taxonomic distribution of eusociality and reaffirms the importance of relatedness in the evolution of reproductive altruism.
Keywords
Animals, Behavior, Animal, Biological Evolution, Hierarchy, Social, Reproduction, Trematoda/growth & development, Trematoda/physiology
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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