Social Insects V1

Author : Henry Hermani
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323149792

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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 : Owain Westmacott Richards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Entomology
ISBN : CORNELL:31924017982830

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Author : William Morton Wheeler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317230267

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The Social Insects by William Morton Wheeler Pdf

Originally published in 1928, this volume, by a world authority on the subject, sums up our knowledge of the social insects. It inquires what are the social insects and what it is that makes us call them ‘social’. Terebrantia, aculeata, wasps, bees, ants, and termites are discussed in a succession of chapters, showing how they have evolved, to how great an extent they have developed, and what are the peculiarities of their evolution. Polymorphism, the Social Medium, Guests and Parasites of the Social Insects, are other subjects discussed in this fascinating book.

Author : Hilda Simon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Exploring the World of Social Insects by Hilda Simon Pdf

Author : Paul O.P. Ts'o
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 651 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323144001

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Basic Principles in Nucleic Acid Chemistry V1 by Paul O.P. Ts'o Pdf

Basic Principles in Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Volume I provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of nucleic acids. This book discusses the development of the basic principles in nucleic acid research that will serve as a foundation for further advancement in nucleic acid research. Organized into six chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the history of the scientific study of nucleic acid as a genetic material. This text then examines the utility of the analogs of the naturally occurring nucleic acid components as biochemical tools and as therapeutic agents. Other chapters consider mass spectrometry that deals with the production and chemistry of ions in the vapor phase. This book discusses as well the various aspects of the excited states of the nucleic acids. The final chapter deals with the systematic study of the physiochemical properties of the monomeric units of nucleic acid. This book is a valuable resource for molecular biologists, scientists, and research workers.

Author : Greg J. Hunt,Juergen R. Gadau
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-27
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9782889450800

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Advances in Genomics and Epigenomics of Social Insects by Greg J. Hunt,Juergen R. Gadau Pdf

Social insects are among the most successful and ecologically important animals on earth. The lifestyle of these insects has fascinated humans since prehistoric times. These species evolved a caste of workers that in most cases have no progeny. Some social insects have worker sub-castes that are morphologically specialized for discrete tasks. The organization of the social insect colony has been compared to the metazoan body. Males in the order Hymenoptera (bees, ants and wasps) are haploid, a situation which results in higher relatedness between female siblings. Sociality evolved many times within the Hymenoptera, perhaps spurred in part by increased relatedness that increases inclusive fitness benefits to workers cooperating to raise their sisters and brothers rather than reproducing themselves. But epigenetic processes may also have contributed to the evolution of sociality. The Hymenoptera provide opportunities for comparative study of species ranging from solitary to highly social. A more ancient clade of social insects, the termites (infraorder Isoptera) provide an opportunity to study alternative mechanisms of caste determination and lifestyles that are aided by an array of endosymbionts. This research topic explores the use of genome sequence data and genomic techniques to help us explore how sociality evolved in insects, how epigenetic processes enable phenotypic plasticity, and the mechanisms behind whether a female will become a queen or a worker.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:468456176

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Author : George F. Oster,Edward O. Wilson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691209326

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Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects. (MPB-12), Volume 12 by George F. Oster,Edward O. Wilson Pdf

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 : Michael D. Breed,Charles D. Michener,Howard E. Evans
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000314892

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The Biology Of Social Insects by Michael D. Breed,Charles D. Michener,Howard E. Evans Pdf

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 : Peggy Pickering Larson,Mervin W. Larson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Ants
ISBN : LCCN:lc68013711

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Lives of Social Insects by Peggy Pickering Larson,Mervin W. Larson Pdf

Author : Christopher K. Starr
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030281019

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Encyclopedia of Social Insects by Christopher K. Starr Pdf

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 : Henry Hermani
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323152167

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Social Insects V4 by Henry Hermani Pdf

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 : Claire Detrain,Jean L. Deneubourg,Jacques M. Pasteels
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783034887397

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Information Processing in Social Insects by Claire Detrain,Jean L. Deneubourg,Jacques M. Pasteels Pdf

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.

Author : International Union for the Study of Social Insects. Congress
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Science
ISBN : 9004093168

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Social Insects and the Environment by International Union for the Study of Social Insects. Congress Pdf

Author : William Morton Wheeler,William Wheeler, Morton,Esther von Krosigk
Publisher : VDM Publishing
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nature
ISBN : 3836427958

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The Social Insects by William Morton Wheeler,William Wheeler, Morton,Esther von Krosigk Pdf

"The twelve lectures which make up the present volume were delivered during the spring of 1925 at the University of Paris."--Preface.