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Honey bee colonies are group-level adaptive units.

T D Seeley1

  • 1Section of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.

The American Naturalist
|July 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Natural selection can create adaptive groups, not just individuals. Studies on social insects, like honey bees, show colonies evolving complex organization and communication for group efficiency.

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