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Deborah Gordon (ant biologist) makes this argument in her book Ant Encounters. Because the ants in a colony are all sisters, the unit of reproduction is actuall
by jsenn 2y ago
Deborah Gordon (ant biologist) makes this argument in her book Ant Encounters. Because the ants in a colony are all sisters, the unit of reproduction is actually the colony rather than the individual ant. Great book!
- kevinventullo 2y agoThe unit of reproduction, and thus the unit of Darwinian evolution!
- wonderwonder 2y agoThanks for the rec, just ordered it. Its part of a series on complex systems, pretty cool