Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments1Kin Selection32Levels-of-selection Theory, Gene Selectionism, and Insect Societies393Kin Selection, Haplodiploidy, and the Evolution of Eusociality in Ants694Sex Ratio Theory for the Social Hymenoptera1075Tests of Sex Ratio Theory in Ants1566Kin Conflict over Sex Allocation2007Kin Conflict over Reproduction2208Evolution and Ecology of Multiple-queen Societies2589Life History Theory in Ants29910The Diversity of Life Histories in Ants32811Mating Biology36512The Division of Labor400References445Author Index511Subject Index519Taxonomic Index526

About the Author

Andrew Bourke is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Zoology of the Zoological Society of London.Nigel Franks is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, England.

Reviews

"I cannot praise their book too highly... [It] will surely become essential reading for any student interested in the evolution of insect sociality and will be a standard reference source for teachers and researchers alike."--The Times Higher Education Supplement "Social Evolution in Ants is recommended not only to people enthusiastic about social insects but also to those with a broad interest in evolution in general."--Nature