article published yes Patrick Kennedy author Gemma Baron author Bitao Qiu author Dalial Freitak author Heikki Helantera author Edmund Hunt author Fabio Manfredini author Thomas O'Shea Wheller author Solenn Patalano author Christopher Pull author 3C7F4840-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A870000-0003-1122-3982 Takao Sasaki author Daisy Taylor author Christopher Wyatt author Seirian Sumner author SyCr department Social insect societies are long-standing models for understanding social behaviour and evolution. Unlike other advanced biological societies (such as the multicellular body), the component parts of social insect societies can be easily deconstructed and manipulated. Recent methodological and theoretical innovations have exploited this trait to address an expanded range of biological questions. We illustrate the broadening range of biological insight coming from social insect biology with four examples. These new frontiers promote open-minded, interdisciplinary exploration of one of the richest and most complex of biological phenomena: sociality. https://research-explorer.ista.ac.at/download/734/7842/2017_TrendsEcology_Kennedy.pdf application/pdfno Cell Press2017 eng 0169-5347 00041323190001110.1016/j.tree.2017.08.004 3211861 - 872 https://research-explorer.ista.ac.at/record/819 Kennedy, Patrick, Gemma Baron, Bitao Qiu, Dalial Freitak, Heikki Helantera, Edmund Hunt, Fabio Manfredini, et al. “Deconstructing Superorganisms and Societies to Address Big Questions in Biology.” <i>Trends in Ecology and Evolution</i>. Cell Press, 2017. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.08.004">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.08.004</a>. P. Kennedy <i>et al.</i>, “Deconstructing superorganisms and societies to address big questions in biology,” <i>Trends in Ecology and Evolution</i>, vol. 32, no. 11. Cell Press, pp. 861–872, 2017. P. Kennedy, G. Baron, B. Qiu, D. Freitak, H. Helantera, E. Hunt, F. Manfredini, T. O’Shea Wheller, S. Patalano, C. Pull, T. Sasaki, D. Taylor, C. Wyatt, S. Sumner, Trends in Ecology and Evolution 32 (2017) 861–872. Kennedy, P., Baron, G., Qiu, B., Freitak, D., Helantera, H., Hunt, E., … Sumner, S. (2017). Deconstructing superorganisms and societies to address big questions in biology. <i>Trends in Ecology and Evolution</i>. Cell Press. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.08.004">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.08.004</a> Kennedy P, Baron G, Qiu B, Freitak D, Helantera H, Hunt E, Manfredini F, O’Shea Wheller T, Patalano S, Pull C, Sasaki T, Taylor D, Wyatt C, Sumner S. 2017. Deconstructing superorganisms and societies to address big questions in biology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 32(11), 861–872. Kennedy P, Baron G, Qiu B, et al. Deconstructing superorganisms and societies to address big questions in biology. <i>Trends in Ecology and Evolution</i>. 2017;32(11):861-872. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.08.004">10.1016/j.tree.2017.08.004</a> Kennedy, Patrick, et al. “Deconstructing Superorganisms and Societies to Address Big Questions in Biology.” <i>Trends in Ecology and Evolution</i>, vol. 32, no. 11, Cell Press, 2017, pp. 861–72, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.08.004">10.1016/j.tree.2017.08.004</a>. 7342018-12-11T11:48:13Z2026-04-16T10:07:02Z