UNMATEDNESS AND THE EVOLUTION OF EUSOCIALITY by Godfray, H, Grafen, A

Haplodiploidy and the evolution of eusociality: split sex ratios. by Gardner, A, Alpedrinha, J, West, SA

“…It is generally accepted that from a theoretical perspective, haplodiploidy should facilitate the evolution of eusociality. However, the "haplodiploidy hypothesis" rests on theoretical arguments that were made before recent advances in our empirical understanding of sex allocation and the route by which eusociality evolved. …”

Male survivorship and the evolution of eusociality in partially bivoltine sweat bees. by Jodie Gruber, Jeremy Field

“…Despite being potentially critical in the evolution of eusociality, however, male survivorship has received little empirical attention. …”
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Male survivorship and the evolution of eusociality in partially bivoltine sweat bees by Jodie Gruber, Jeremy Field

“…Despite being potentially critical in the evolution of eusociality, however, male survivorship has received little empirical attention. …”
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Haplodiploidy and the evolution of eusociality: split sex ratios (vol 179, pg 240, 2012) by Gardner, A, Alpedrinha, J, West, SA

Only full-sibling families evolved eusociality. by Boomsma, J, Beekman, M, Cornwallis, C, Griffin, A, Holman, L, Hughes, W, Keller, L, Oldroyd, B, Ratnieks, F

“…The paper by Nowak et al. has the evolution of eusociality as its title, but it is mostly about something else. …”

Does haplodiploidy help drive the evolution of insect eusociality? by Chinmay Hemant Joshi, John J. Wiens

“…Understanding the evolution of eusociality in insects has been a long-standing and unsolved challenge in evolutionary biology. …”
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Evolution of maternal care in diploid and haplodiploid populations. by Gardner, A

“…Because maternal care appears to have been a prerequisite for the evolution of eusociality, this effect potentially explains the apparent preponderance of haplodiploidy among eusocial taxa. …”

Evolution of maternal care in diploid and haplodiploid populations by Gardner, A

“…Because maternal care appears to have been a prerequisite for the evolution of eusociality, this effect potentially explains the apparent preponderance of haplodiploidy among eusocial taxa. …”

Social evolution and sex allocation theory by Alpedrinha, J

“…Here, I develop sex allocation theory as follows: (1) I use fertility insurance theory to predict the sex ratio strategy of the malaria parasite, in response to human medical interventions that increase mortality and decrease fertility of the parasite’s various sexual stages; (2) Haplodiploidy has been suggested as a driver of the evolution of eusociality, as under this genetic system a female may be more related to her sister than to her own offspring. …”

Eusocial Transition in Blattodea: Transposable Elements and Shifts of Gene Expression by Juliette Berger, Frédéric Legendre, Kevin-Markus Zelosko, Mark C. Harrison, Philippe Grandcolas, Erich Bornberg-Bauer, Bertrand Fouks

“…(1) Unravelling the molecular basis underlying major evolutionary transitions can shed light on how complex phenotypes arise. The evolution of eusociality, a major evolutionary transition, has been demonstrated to be accompanied by enhanced gene regulation. …”
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Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality. by Abbot, P, Abe, J, Alcock, J, Alizon, S, Alpedrinha, J, Andersson, M, Andre, J, van Baalen, M, Balloux, F, Balshine, S, Barton, N, Beukeboom, L, Biernaskie, J, Bilde, T, Borgia, G, Breed, M, Brown, S, Bshary, R, Buckling, A, Burley, N, Burton-Chellew, M, Cant, M, Chapuisat, M, Charnov, E, Clutton-Brock, T

“…Nowak et al. argue that inclusive fitness theory has been of little value in explaining the natural world, and that it has led to negligible progress in explaining the evolution of eusociality. However, we believe that their arguments are based upon a misunderstanding of evolutionary theory and a misrepresentation of the empirical literature. …”

Caste-specific storage of dopamine-related substances in the brains of four Polistes paper wasp species. by Ken Sasaki, Hideto Yoshimura, Masakazu Nishimura

“…How the role of dopamine differs according to the evolution of eusociality and how it is required in the flexible society of Polistes paper wasps need further clarification. …”
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Caste-specific storage of dopamine-related substances in the brains of four Polistes paper wasp species by Ken Sasaki, Hideto Yoshimura, Masakazu Nishimura

“…How the role of dopamine differs according to the evolution of eusociality and how it is required in the flexible society of Polistes paper wasps need further clarification. …”
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SPLIT SEX-RATIOS AND THE EVOLUTIONARY ORIGINS OF EUSOCIALITY by Grafen, A

“…The influence of the genetic system of haplodiploidy on the evolution of eusociality has been a central topic in evolutionary biology since it was first discussed by Hamilton (1964) in the context of his invention of inclusive fitness theory. …”

Candidate target genes of the male-specific expressed Doublesex in the termite Reticulitermes speratus. by Kokuto Fujiwara, Satoshi Miyazaki, Kiyoto Maekawa

“…Therefore, clarifying the function of Dsx in the developmental regulation of sexual traits is important to understand the social evolution of eusocial insects. However, no studies have reported the function of Dsx in hemimetabolous eusocial group termites. …”
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Division of labour and the evolution of complex groups by Cooper, G

“…A similar division between reproductive queens and sterile workers underlies the evolution of eusocial insect societies. As a consequence, the study of division of labour not only provides explanations for a diverse behaviour but can also help us to understand why some forms of life have become so complex.…”