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Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (637 download)
Download or read book Biosystematics of social insects written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher K. Starr
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783030281014
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Social Insects written by Christopher K. Starr and published by Springer. This book was released on 2021-01-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, multi-author treatise on the social insects of the world, with some auxiliary attention to such adjacent topics as subsocial insects and social arachnids. The work is to serve as a very convenient, yet authoritative reference work on the biology and systematics of social insects of the world. This is a project of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI), the worldwide organizing body for the scientific study of social insects.
Author : International Union for the Study of Social Insects. Congress
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 822 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Chemistry and Biology of Social Insects written by International Union for the Study of Social Insects. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael D. Breed
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000314898
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book The Biology Of Social Insects written by Michael D. Breed and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book internationally known experts provide a comprehensive view of current knowledge of social insect biology including much previously unpublished information. Particular emphasis is given to the relationships between social insects and humans; sections are devoted to economically important social insects, pollination, foraging, and the role of insects in ecosystems and agroecosystems. The authors also discuss communication, behavior and caste within insect colonies. A special section focuses on the neurobiology of social insects. A series of papers considers the presocial insects, which live in family groups but without caste differences. Also well represented are the fields of sociobiology and the origins and evolution of social behavior. The book will be valuable to agricultural scientists as well as to entomologists, sociobiologists, ecologists, ethologists, and natural historians. Endocrinologists and neurobiologists will also find important new material.
Author : George F. Oster
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691023611
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects written by George F. Oster and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this pathbreaking and far-reaching work George Oster and Edward Wilson provide the first fully developed theory of caste evolution among the social insects. Furthermore, in studying the effects of natural selection in generally increasing the insects' ergonomic efficiency, they go beyond the concentration of previous researchers on the physiological mechanisms of the insects and turn our attention instead to the scale and efficiency of the insects' division of labor. Recognizing that the efficiency of the insect colony is based on a complex fitting of the division of labor to many simultaneous needs, including those imposed by the distribution of resources and enemies around the nest, Professors Oster and Wilson are able to construct a series of mathematical models to characterize the agents of natural selection that promote particular caste systems. The social insects play a key role in the subject of sociobiology because their social organization is so rigid and can be related to genetic evolution. Because of this important consideration, the authors' work has consequences not only for entomology but also for general evolutionary theory.
Author : Wolf Engels
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642744907
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (427 download)
Download or read book Social Insects written by Wolf Engels and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evolution of Castes in Insects l BERNHARD RENSCH The evolution of organisms in the succession of generations has been primarilly achieved through the appearance of new hereditary variants with minor deviations along with the development of stable structures and functions. Harmful mutants were eradicated either immediately or in the subsequent generations through the process of natural selection while unharmful or advantageous ones usually survived. As this process continued, many new races and species developed which possessed structures and functions of a rational nature and which became increasingly independent from their environment. These evolutionary tendencies were also promoted through either geographical, ecological, physiological or genetical isolation of populations. In some phylogenetic lines, there occurred an increase in the number of cells due to additional cellular divisions in the morphogenesis of structures. This opened up the possibility for the development of the division of labour within cellular groups leading to more complicated and consequently more successful functions of tissues and organs. A further advancement in the adaptation of a species to its environment was made possible through specialization for certain functions of whole individuals or groups of individuals.
Author : Philip Edwin Howse
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Biosystematics of Social Insects written by Philip Edwin Howse and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polymorphism and maintenance factors; Intraspecific variation in ants of the genus formica L.; The taxonomy of the formica rufa group: chaos before order; Phylogenetic relationships and origin of social parasitism in vespidae and in bombus and psithyrus as revealed by enzyme genes; Enzymatic polymorphism in the european population of various reticulitermes species (Isoptera); The pallens morph of the ant leptothorax nylanderi: description, formal genetics, and study of populations; The electropthoretic determination of myrmica rubra microgynes as a social parasite and the possible significance in the evolution of ant social parasites; Aspects of genetic variability in apis mellifera L.; Correlation between b chromosome frequency and solitary phenotype production in crowded populations treated with CO2 in different strains of Locusta migratoria L.; Multivariate statistical aids to the biosystematics of social insects; A biometric investigation of variation of workers of myrmica ruginodis Nylander (formicidae); Revision of the genus messor (Harvesting ants) on a biometrical basis; Morphometric analysis of populations from four different types of mounds of the Indian termite Odontotermes obesus (Rambur); Sex pheromones in social insects: chemotaxonomic potential; Complexity of bumble bee marking pheromones: biochemical, ecological and systematical interpretations; Comparative study of pheromones emitted by different species of myrmica; Variation in the chemistry of the frontal gland secretion of european reticulitermes species; Biological and systematic relationships of social parasitic leptothoracini from europe and north america; Systematics and geographical variation in the bombinae; Two mound types of macrotermes near Kajiado (Kenya), intraspecific variation or interspecific divergence?; The abdominal epidermal glands of termites and their phylogenetic sgnificance; The pupa-carrying test as a taxonomic tool in the formica rufa group; Differences in behaviour of geographical races of reticulitermes species; Polyethism and population genetics; Mechanisms of species isolation in termites; Reproductive isolating mechanisms among species of microtermes (Isoptera, termitidae) in the southern Guinea savanna near Mokwa, Nigeria; Résumés.
Author : M. V. Brian
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940095915X
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Social Insects written by M. V. Brian and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a guide to the ecology of social insects. It is intended for general ecologists and entomologists as well as for undergraduates and those about to start research on social insects; even the experienced investigator may find the comparison between different groups of social insects illuminating. Most technical terms are translated into common language as far as can be done without loss of accuracy but scientific names are unavoidable. Readers will become familiar with the name even though they cannot visualize the animal and could reflect that only a very few of the total species have been studied so far! References too are essential and with these it should be possible to travel more deeply into the vast research literature, still increasing monthly. When I have cited an author in another author's paper, this implies that I have not read the original and the second author must take responsi bility for accuracy! Many hands and heads have helped to make this book. I thank all my colleagues past and present for their enduring though critical support, and I thank with special pleasure: E. ]. M. Evesham who fashioned the diagrams; ]. Free, D. J. Stradling and]. P. E. C. Darlington who supplied photographs; D. Y. Brian and R. A. Weller who were meticulous on the linguistic side; and G. Frith and R. M. Jones who collated the references. List of plates 1. Fungus combs of Acromyrmex octospinosus and Macrotermes michaelseni. 13 2. Mouthparts of larval Myrmica.
Author : Viraktamath
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004630503
Total Pages : 797 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Social Insects and the Environment written by Viraktamath and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-10-09 with total page 797 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume includes 370 papers presented by leading scientists at the 11th International Congress of IUSSI at Bangalore, from August 5-11, 1990. The papers which have been classified into 30 sections relate to the symposia papers of the Congress. These cover various frontiers of research on social insects such as evolution of sociality, polygyny, social polymorphism, kin-recognition, kin- selection, foraging strategies, reproductive strategies, biogeography and phylogenetics of bees and ants pollination ecology and management of pestiferous social insects. The most important feature about these papers in this publication is that the results are presented in a crisp, brief and precise manner. Because of the brevity it has been possible to bring together, in one publication, almost all aspects of research on social insects from all parts of the world. The time between presentation of papers at a Congress and publication has been avoided by publishing this volume on the eve of the Congress and this enables scientists to refer to the results immediately.
Author : Henry Hermani
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323152163
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)
Download or read book Social Insects V4 written by Henry Hermani and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Insects, Volume IV is the last installment of a four-volume treatise and is dedicated to the discussion on wasps and ants. Comprised of four chapters, this volume focuses on the sociality of various types of ants as their group has very diverse habits. The first chapter describes the general biology and behavior of social wasps and discusses the cyclical populations, nest associates, and communal defense of wasps. Chapter 2 introduces the broad and general overview of the biology of ants, including their behavior, food collection, and nest construction. Chapters 3 and 4 present the biology of army and fungus ants, respectively. This volume also explains how ants are defined and identified, including their colony composition and behavior. As with the previous volumes, this volume seeks to be of service to students, researchers, and scientists in various fields of research, particularly entomology, social biology, zoology, and biological science.
Author : International Union for the Study of Social Insects. Congress
Publisher : Brill Archive
ISBN 13 : 9789004093164
Total Pages : 814 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (931 download)
Download or read book Social Insects and the Environment written by International Union for the Study of Social Insects. Congress and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on 1990 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Johan Billen
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Biology and Evolution of Social Insects written by Johan Billen and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry R. Hermann
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Defensive Mechanisms in Social Insects written by Henry R. Hermann and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1984 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry Hermani
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323149790
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)
Download or read book Social Insects V1 written by Henry Hermani and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Insects, Volume I is a part of a four-volume discourse and collection of research on insect sociobiology. This volume covers the "modern theory with certain concepts of insect sociality, particularly through genetic, behavioral, and evolutionary pathways. This book consists of eight chapters, which mostly deal with the sociality of insects and other aspects. The first chapter provides an introduction to the subject of insect sociality. Topics in this chapter include definition of sociality, types of social insects, and insect sociobiology. The next chapter focuses on the origin and evolution of insect sociality and discusses the theories of origin of sociality. The following chapters discuss the aspects of social insects in terms of antiquity and territoriality. Caste differentiation and division of labor is also emphasized, as well as the genetics of sociality. The last two chapters deal with the larvae of the social hymenoptera and the social and evolutionary significance of social insect symbionts. This volume is a good reference for students and teachers in the study of entomology, zoology, and biology.
Author : Claire Detrain
Publisher : Birkhäuser
ISBN 13 : 3034887396
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Information Processing in Social Insects written by Claire Detrain and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claire Detrain, Jean-Louis Deneubourg and Jacques Pasteels Studies on insects have been pioneering in major fields of modern biology. In the 1970 s, research on pheromonal communication in insects gave birth to the dis cipline of chemical ecology and provided a scientific frame to extend this approach to other animal groups. In the 1980 s, the theory of kin selection, which was initially formulated by Hamilton to explain the rise of eusociality in insects, exploded into a field of research on its own and found applications in the under standing of community structures including vertebrate ones. In the same manner, recent studies, which decipher the collective behaviour of insect societies, might be now setting the stage for the elucidation of information processing in animals. Classically, problem solving is assumed to rely on the knowledge of a central unit which must take decisions and collect all pertinent information. However, an alternative method is extensively used in nature: problems can be collectively solved through the behaviour of individuals, which interact with each other and with the environment. The management of information, which is a major issue of animal behaviour, is interesting to study in a social life context, as it raises addi tional questions about conflict-cooperation trade-oft's. Insect societies have proven particularly open to experimental analysis: one can easily assemble or disassemble them and place them in controllable situations in the laboratory.
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ISBN 13 : 9780367305826
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (58 download)
Download or read book BIOLOGY OF SOCIAL INSECTS written by and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philip S. Ward
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520098145
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (981 download)
Download or read book A Bibliography of Ant Systematics written by Philip S. Ward and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bibliography is a comprehensive compilation of the literature on ant systematics. Covering the period 1758 to 1995, it contains entries for approximately 8,000 publications on the taxonomy, evolution, and comparative biology of ants. Most of the literature citations have been carefully verified and precisely dated. An introductory chapter discusses the problems associated with dating a citation of taxonomic literature. A list of all serials cited (more than 1,300 titles) and their abbreviations accompanies the bibliography.
