A comparative perspective on the ecology of morphological diversification in complex societies: nesting ecology and soldier evolution in the turtle ants
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A comparative perspective on the ecology of morphological diversification in complex societies: nesting ecology and soldier evolution in the turtle ants
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Keywords
Caste evolution, Social organization, Ecological specialization, Size-matching, <em class=EmphasisTypeItalic >Cephalotes</em>
Journal
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY
Volume 70, Issue 7, Pages 1075-1085
Publisher
Springer Nature
Online
2016-02-25
DOI
10.1007/s00265-016-2080-8
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