Genetic structure, reproductive skew, and the evolution of sociality in the hover wasp Liostenogaster flavolineata

In this thesis, I use field experiments to test whether a potentially universal benefit of sociality operates in the facultatively eusocial hover wasp Liostenogaster flavolineata (Stenogastrinae). The Central Limit Theorem (CLT) is a potential reason why individuals come together to provision offspr...

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Main Author: Holt, Lauren Adele
Published: University of Sussex 2016
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.694587