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Edward O. Wilson
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 408
Citations - 92246
Edward O. Wilson is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biodiversity & Sociobiology. The author has an hindex of 101, co-authored 406 publications receiving 89994 citations. Previous affiliations of Edward O. Wilson include University of Guelph & University of Toronto.
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The encyclopedia of life
TL;DR: For example, the authors proposes a single-portalable electronic encyclopedia of life for comparison biology, which will be used to support the exploration and analysis of biodiversity at a vastly accelerated pace and return systematics from its long sojourn at the margin and back into the mainstream of science.
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The Sociogenesis of Insect Colonies
TL;DR: Much of what has been observed in these three colony-level traits (adaptive demography, pacemaking, and positional effects) can be interpreted as the product of ritualization of dominance and other forms of selfish behavior that is still found in the more primitive insect societies.
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Caste and division of labor in leaf-cutter ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Atta). II. The ergonomic optimization of leaf cutting.
TL;DR: In the activity of leaf cutting, A. sexdens can be said to be not only at an adaptive optimum but also, within at most a relatively narrow margin of error, to have been optimized in the course of evolution.