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The social biology of Ropalidia marginata Toward understanding the evolution of eusociality

By: Publication details: London Harvard University Press 2001Description: 368P ix HBISBN:
  • 9780674006119
DDC classification:
  • 595.798 GAD
Contents:
Table of Contents Preface Part I: Introduction 1. A Primer of Eusociality 2. In Praise of Ropalidia Part II: Social Biology 3. Some Methodological Necessities 4. Natural History 5. Behavioral Caste Differentiation 6. Dominance Behavior and Regulation of Worker Activity 7. Age and Division of Labor Part III: The Evolution of Eusociality 8. The Theoretical Framework 9. Genetic Predisposition I: Intracolony Genetic Relatedness 10. Genetic Predisposition II: Kin and Nestmate Recognition 11. Ecological Predisposition 12. Physiological Predisposition 13. Demographic Predisposition 14. Synthesis 15. Factors That Remain to Be Explored Part IV: Beyond Ropalidia marginata: Social Evolution, Forward and Reverse 16. A Route to Sociality 17. The Evolution of Caste Polymorphism 18. Reverse Social Evolution Summary References Index
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Insect Societies

Ropalidia Marginata - Behavior

Table of Contents
Preface

Part I: Introduction

1. A Primer of Eusociality

2. In Praise of Ropalidia

Part II: Social Biology

3. Some Methodological Necessities

4. Natural History

5. Behavioral Caste Differentiation

6. Dominance Behavior and Regulation of Worker Activity

7. Age and Division of Labor

Part III: The Evolution of Eusociality

8. The Theoretical Framework

9. Genetic Predisposition I: Intracolony Genetic Relatedness

10. Genetic Predisposition II: Kin and Nestmate Recognition

11. Ecological Predisposition

12. Physiological Predisposition

13. Demographic Predisposition

14. Synthesis

15. Factors That Remain to Be Explored

Part IV: Beyond Ropalidia marginata: Social Evolution, Forward and Reverse

16. A Route to Sociality

17. The Evolution of Caste Polymorphism

18. Reverse Social Evolution

Summary

References

Index