Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
Task allocation and partitioning of social insects — Task allocation and partitioning refers to the way that tasks are chosen, assigned, subdivided, and coordinated (here, within a single colony of social insects). Closely associated are issues of communication that enable these actions to… … Wikipedia
Social behaviour in animals — Introduction actions of animals living in communities. Such behaviour may include the feeding of the young, the building of shelters, or the guarding of territory. General characteristics Social behaviour (Social behaviour in animals) … Universalium
Social caterpillars — The collective behaviors of social caterpillars falls into five general categories: collective and cooperative foraging, group defense against predators and parasitoids, shelter building, thermoregulation and substrate silking to enhance… … Wikipedia
social insect — any of numerous species of insects that live in colonies and manifest three characteristics: group integration, division of labour, and overlap of generations. Social insects are best exemplified by all termites (termite) (Isoptera) and… … Universalium
Social effect of evolutionary theory — The social effects of evolutionary thought have been considerable. As the scientific explanation of life s diversity has developed, it has often displaced alternative, sometimes very widely held, explanations. Because the theory of evolution… … Wikipedia
social — [[t]so͟ʊʃ(ə)l[/t]] ♦ socials 1) ADJ: ADJ n Social means relating to society or to the way society is organized. ...the worst effects of unemployment, low pay and other social problems. ...long term social change. ...the acceptance that social… … English dictionary
social — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin socialis, from socius companion, ally, associate; akin to Old English secg man, companion, Latin sequi to follow more at sue Date: 14th century 1. involving allies or confederates < the Social… … New Collegiate Dictionary
social — so·cial sō shəl adj 1 a) tending to form cooperative and interdependent relationships with others of one s kind b) living and breeding in more or less organized communities <social insects> 2) of or relating to human society, the… … Medical dictionary
social parasite — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A symbiont found in the nests of social insects, that feeds upon the food stores of the colony … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
social parasitism — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The coexistence of two species of social insects in the same nest, in which one is parasitically dependent on the other; see symphile … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
