Social Insects: An Evolutionary Journey into Cooperation

IF 1.8 4区 综合性期刊 Q2 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES Journal of the Indian Institute of Science Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI:10.1007/s41745-023-00418-0
Anoushka Dasgupta
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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.

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社会性昆虫合作的进化之旅
这篇文章是关于社会性昆虫的入门读物,内容包括电子社会性的显著特征、其进化过程以及几种社会性昆虫的特征。文章介绍了威廉-莫顿-惠勒(William Morton Wheeler)具有里程碑意义的著作《昆虫的社会生活》(Social Life Among the Insects)。它还简要介绍了印度正在开展的关于迷人的社会性昆虫的研究,以及还有多少有待探索。
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期刊介绍: Started in 1914 as the second scientific journal to be published from India, the Journal of the Indian Institute of Science became a multidisciplinary reviews journal covering all disciplines of science, engineering and technology in 2007. Since then each issue is devoted to a specific topic of contemporary research interest and guest-edited by eminent researchers. Authors selected by the Guest Editor(s) and/or the Editorial Board are invited to submit their review articles; each issue is expected to serve as a state-of-the-art review of a topic from multiple viewpoints.
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