Do Collective Behaviors Evolve Faster Than Individual Behaviors? Evidence from 22 Ant Species
- 演化之聲
- Mar 14
- 5 min read
Updated: Apr 10
When fireflies flash in unison, fish schools turn together with remarkable coordination, fiddler crabs wave their claws simultaneously, or ant colonies move as a collective unit, we are observing striking examples of collective behavior. The biological foundations behind these phenomena have long fascinated scientists. One particularly important question—debated for nearly a century—is whether collective behavior can evolve more rapidly than the behaviors expressed by individuals.
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