Brain development in a facultatively social allodapine bee aligns with caste, but not group living

IntroductionThe ‘social brain hypothesis’ proposes that brain development (particularly primates) is driven by social complexity, more than group size. Yet, small insects with minute brains are capable of the most complex social organization in animals - which warrants further attention. Research ha...

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Main Authors: Simon M. Tierney, Sarah Jaumann, Oliver Hightower, Adam R. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2025.1603824/full
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