ABSTRACT

The staghorn fern (Platycerium bifurcatum, Polypodiaceae) is an epiphyte from Australasia that displays many life history characteristics commonly associated with eusocial animals. Here, I hypothesize about the selective advantage of living in cooperative groups by comparing the morphological characteristics of colonies to their solitary congeners.

中文翻译：

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鹿角蕨类植物群落的选择优势

摘要

鹿角蕨（Platycerium bifurcatum，Polypodiaceae ）是一种来自澳大利亚的附生植物，具有许多通常与群居动物相关的生活史特征。在这里，我通过比较群落的形态特征与其单独的同源物来假设生活在合作群体中的选择性优势。