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06-08-2021, 02:54 AM
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06-07-2021, 02:43 PM
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06-07-2021, 07:13 AM
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Yes, I did conflate the two. I've also since...
Yes, I did conflate the two. I've also since watched his lecture that you posted.
His lecture wasn't very illuminating. To my mind, he suggests that evolution happens at multiple levels. Through...
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06-05-2021, 11:21 AM
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06-01-2021, 04:28 PM
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It seems like you could :laughing:
It does...
It seems like you could :laughing:
It does seem like ants can tell nestmates apart from non-nestmates (from another colony) based on smell, but it is unclear to me whether they are able to sniff...
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06-01-2021, 02:36 AM
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Saw it this morning :)
Although it doesn't...
Saw it this morning :)
Although it doesn't go into the many conflicts that exist in anthills, and maybe more so in colonies consisting of many families, it still was a very good documentary, I...
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05-31-2021, 02:43 AM
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Now this may BORE you, but I just wanted to...
Now this may BORE you, but I just wanted to quickly mention a concept in evolutionary theory which may also help understand how populations (even anthills) work and evolve.
The concept is...
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05-31-2021, 02:14 AM
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Yes, exactly. This is something that happens...
Yes, exactly. This is something that happens under certain conditions. If several queens found a colony together, the queens will fight after emergence of the first workers. Then, workers may also...
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05-30-2021, 06:04 PM
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Selfishness is a term used perhaps a little...
Selfishness is a term used perhaps a little peculiarly in biology, but you nail it with the bolded part. Because the unit of evolution is the gene (I would argue), to understand why the act of...
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05-30-2021, 05:12 PM
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05-30-2021, 04:24 PM
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05-30-2021, 12:05 PM
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Nice, jwb!
I don't have time for a lengthy...
Nice, jwb!
I don't have time for a lengthy reply atm, but I will comment quickly. I believe the way we talk about ants may be misleading. We call the reproducing females queens which indicate they...
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05-29-2021, 05:44 AM
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jwb, I put forward your question to other...
jwb, I put forward your question to other biologists I know in Norway through a facebook group we have. It's not yet brimming with replies, but there's some which has led to some interesting insights...
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05-29-2021, 02:32 AM
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I didn't respond to this part as I was a bit...
I didn't respond to this part as I was a bit busy. I have seen some Wilson proponent ant hill selection arguments, but it was a long time ago and I cannot remember the details. Hence, I am quite...
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05-28-2021, 10:19 AM
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05-28-2021, 08:05 AM
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