Christopher Starr's take:
> A review of the basic parameters of life cycles shows that most of these are readily applicable by analogy to colony cycles. Some basic ideas in life-history theory are reviewed, with a view to illustrating some kinds of hypotheses about colony cycles that are suggested by analogy.
> In my view, it is preferable at present to treat the analogy between developmental cycles in individuals and colonies as a valuable source of conjectures, to be received with skepticism.
> In a spirit of skeptical appreciation, I would like to consider some features of life-history theory, with a view to suggesting how they might serve our purpose.
—Steps toward a general theory of the colony cycle in social insects
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