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15821094

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5719
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-11
pubmed:abstractText
To learn the evolutionary trajectories of caste differentiation in eusocial species is a major goal of sociobiology. We present an explanatory framework for caste evolution in the eusocial wasp genus Polistes (Vespidae), which is a model system for insect eusocial evolution. We hypothesize that Polistes worker and gyne castes stem from two developmental pathways that characterized the bivoltine life cycle of a solitary ancestor. Through individual-based simulations, we show that our mechanistic framework can reproduce colony-level characteristics of Polistes and, thereby, that social castes can emerge from solitary regulatory pathways. Our explanatory framework illustrates, by specific example, a changed perspective for understanding insect social evolution.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1095-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
308
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
264-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-9-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Bivoltinism as an antecedent to eusociality in the paper wasp genus Polistes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63121, USA. jimhunt@umsl.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't