What are Social Insects?

Gadagkar, Raghavendra (1987) What are Social Insects? In: IUSSI Indian Chapter Newsletter, 1 (2). pp. 3-4.

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Abstract

The phrase Social Insects commonly brings to our mind the honey bee or ants, but sociality in one form or the other can be seen in many other insects also. Growing.interest in the study of social insects has made it necessary to have precisely defined technical terms for different levels of sociality.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	IUSSI Indian Chapter Newsletter
Publisher:	International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI)
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences
Date Deposited:	28 Nov 2006
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:32
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/8766

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