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Today, most evolutionary theorists favor the “inclusive fitness” explanation of eusociality, a theory developed by W. D. Hamilton in the early nineteen-sixties.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 10, 2018

This term was coined by William Wheeler in 1911, though the idea dates back to Darwin, who saw the superorganism as a solution to the “problem” of eusociality.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 10, 2018

Reporters don’t generally call to chat about the role of stings in the evolution of eusociality.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2016

You know how I told you the only way groups evolve eusociality is by daughters’ staying with their mothers?

From Scientific American • Dec. 1, 2015

He says he and his colleagues do not negate the importance of relatedness in the evolution of eusociality, as the critics say.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 23, 2011