Social Insects: An Evolutionary Journey into Cooperation

This article is a primer on social insects, and includes salient features of eusociality, its evolution and characteristics of a few social insects. It introduces William Morton Wheeler’s landmark book “Social Life Among the Insects,” whose centenary year of publication inspired the theme of this sp...

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Published inJournal of the Indian Institute of Science Vol. 103; no. 4; pp. 943 - 948
Main Author Dasgupta, Anoushka
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Springer India 01.10.2023
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Chemistry and Materials Science
Chemistry/Food Science
Engineering
Materials Science
Physics
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Summary:This article is a primer on social insects, and includes salient features of eusociality, its evolution and characteristics of a few social insects. It introduces William Morton Wheeler’s landmark book “Social Life Among the Insects,” whose centenary year of publication inspired the theme of this special issue of the Journal of the Indian Institute of Science. It also gives a brief description of research on fascinating social insects being carried out in India, and how so much is yet to be explored.
ISSN:0970-4140
0019-4964
DOI:10.1007/s41745-023-00418-0