Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface and Acknowledgments xi
4. 1. Kin Selection 1
5. 2. Levels-of-selection Theory, Gene Selectionism, and Insect Societies 39
6. 3. Kin Selection, Haplodiploidy, and the Evolution of Eusociality in Ants 69
7. 4. Sex Ratio Theory for the Social Hymenoptera 107
8. 5. Tests of Sex Ratio Theory in Ants 156
9. 6. Kin Conflict over Sex Allocation 200
10. 7. Kin Conflict over Reproduction 220
11. 8. Evolution and Ecology of Multiple-queen Societies 258
12. 9. Life History Theory in Ants 299
13. 10. The Diversity of Life Histories in Ants 328
14. 11. Mating Biology 365
15. 12. The Division of Labor 400
16. References 445
17. Author Index 511
18. Subject Index 519
19. Taxonomic Index 526