Natural selection favours genes that increase an organism's ability to survive and reproduce.
This would appear to lead to a world dominated by selfish behaviour. However, cooperation …

Insect galls are dramatic examples of extended phenotypes: although composed of host
plant tissues, their development is largely controlled by insect genes. Adaptive explanations …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Symbiotic relationships between animals and microorganisms are common in nature, yet the
factors controlling the abundance and distributions of symbionts are mostly unknown …

In this new assessment of the empirical evidence, an alternative to the standard model is
proposed: group selection is the strong binding force in eusocial evolution; individual …

Social insects so dominate many terrestrial habitats (Wilson 1990) that they can hardly
escape the attention of biologists, but even if they were rare, they would still attract special …

Within the Aphidoidea, most species of Aphididae, as long as they are in small numbers and
not carrying plant viruses, do little perceptible damage to their food plants. In species that …

Recent studies of microorganisms have revealed diverse complex social behaviors,
including cooperation in foraging, building, reproducing, dispersing and communicating …

Building upon the idea that humans may be a eusocial species (ie, rely on multigenerational
and cooperative care of young, utilize division of labor for successful survival), we conjecture …

Highlights•Aphids cause major plant damage by ingesting sap and vectoring viral
diseases.•Aphid pests can quickly respond to intense selective pressures exerted by …