DOING THE RIGHT THING - ANTS, HONEYBEES AND NAKED MOLE-RATS

被引:112
作者
TOFTS, C [1 ]
FRANKS, NR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BATH, SCH BIOL SCI, BATH BA2 7AY, AVON, ENGLAND
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10.1016/0169-5347(92)90128-X
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Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
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071012 ; 0713 ;
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Traditionally the division of labour in social insects has been divided into two types: physical and temporal polyethism. New theoretical models indicate that temporal polyethism may be an emergent properly rather than an organizational principle. Current research is revealing the relationship between temporal polyethism and the role of nonspecialized individuals within species of physically polymorphic social insects.
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