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The evolution of social wasps [[electronic resource] /] / James H. Hunt
| The evolution of social wasps [[electronic resource] /] / James H. Hunt |
| Autore | Hunt James H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
| Disciplina | 595.79/8156 |
| Soggetto topico |
Vespidae - Behavior
Social behavior in animals |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-16339-2
9786611163396 0-19-804207-8 1-4356-7311-5 0-19-530785-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Introduction; I. History; 1. Plant Feeders and Parasitoids; Symphytans; Apocrita; Aculeata; 2. Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Hover Wasps; Euparagiinae; Masarinae; Eumeninae; Stenogastrinae; 3. Paper Wasps and Vespines; Independent-founding Polistinae; Swarm-founding Polistinae; Vespinae; 4. The Historical Scenario of Social Evolution; Overview; Diphyletic Sociality in Vespidae; Sociality in Stenogastrinae; Sociality in Polistinae (+ Vespinae); A Further Argument for Diphyletic Vespid Sociality; Beyond the Sociality Threshold; II. Dynamics; 5. Individuals
Midgut ProteasesFree Amino Acids; Fat Body and Storage Protein; Polyphenism; Diapause and Quiescence; 6. Colonies; Colony Founding and Nest Construction; Alloparental Offspring; Supplementation Experiments; Œcotrophobiosis and Diminishment Experiments; Dominance and Cofoundress Interactions; 7. Populations; An Exemplary Solitary Wasp; Polistes; Paper Wasps as Annuals; Usurpation and Inquilinism; Multiple Foundresses; Opportunity for Selection; Stenogastrines, Vespines, and Swarm Founders; 8. The Dynamic Scenario of Social Evolution; The Ovarian Ground Plan Hypothesis The Reproductive Ground Plan HypothesisLife Cycles in Solitary Wasps; The Diapause Ground Plan Hypothesis; The Dynamic Scenario; Synthesis; Other Social Wasps; Phylogenetic Implications; The Selective Basis of Caste; III. Paradigm Lost-and Found?; 9. Kin Selection; Haplodiploidy; Sex Ratio; Inclusive Fitness; The Future of Kin Selection; 10. Behavioral Ecology; Altruism; Teleology; Labeling; Adaptationism; Asking Why; The Real Difficulty; 11. A Postmodern Synthesis; Phenotypic Plasticity; Colony-level Selection; An Action Plan for Research on Vespidae; Conclusion; References; Author Index; A BC; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465172803321 |
Hunt James H
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The evolution of social wasps [[electronic resource] /] / James H. Hunt
| The evolution of social wasps [[electronic resource] /] / James H. Hunt |
| Autore | Hunt James H |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxi, 259 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 595.79/8156 |
| Soggetto topico |
Vespidae - Behavior
Social behavior in animals |
| ISBN |
9780198042075
0198042078 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795713703321 |
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Hunt James H
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The evolution of social wasps / / James H. Hunt
| The evolution of social wasps / / James H. Hunt |
| Autore | Hunt James H |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxi, 259 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 595.79/8156 |
| Soggetto topico |
Vespidae - Behavior
Social behavior in animals |
| ISBN |
9780198042075
0198042078 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- I. History -- 1. Plant Feeders and Parasitoids -- Symphytans -- Apocrita -- Aculeata -- 2. Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Hover Wasps -- Euparagiinae -- Masarinae -- Eumeninae -- Stenogastrinae -- 3. Paper Wasps and Vespines -- Independent-founding Polistinae -- Swarm-founding Polistinae -- Vespinae -- 4. The Historical Scenario of Social Evolution -- Overview -- Diphyletic Sociality in Vespidae -- Sociality in Stenogastrinae -- Sociality in Polistinae (+ Vespinae) -- A Further Argument for Diphyletic Vespid Sociality -- Beyond the Sociality Threshold -- II. Dynamics -- 5. Individuals -- Midgut Proteases -- Free Amino Acids -- Fat Body and Storage Protein -- Polyphenism -- Diapause and Quiescence -- 6. Colonies -- Colony Founding and Nest Construction -- Alloparental Offspring -- Supplementation Experiments -- Œcotrophobiosis and Diminishment Experiments -- Dominance and Cofoundress Interactions -- 7. Populations -- An Exemplary Solitary Wasp -- Polistes -- Paper Wasps as Annuals -- Usurpation and Inquilinism -- Multiple Foundresses -- Opportunity for Selection -- Stenogastrines, Vespines, and Swarm Founders -- 8. The Dynamic Scenario of Social Evolution -- The Ovarian Ground Plan Hypothesis -- The Reproductive Ground Plan Hypothesis -- Life Cycles in Solitary Wasps -- The Diapause Ground Plan Hypothesis -- The Dynamic Scenario -- Synthesis -- Other Social Wasps -- Phylogenetic Implications -- The Selective Basis of Caste -- III. Paradigm Lost-and Found? -- 9. Kin Selection -- Haplodiploidy -- Sex Ratio -- Inclusive Fitness -- The Future of Kin Selection -- 10. Behavioral Ecology -- Altruism -- Teleology -- Labeling -- Adaptationism -- Asking Why -- The Real Difficulty -- 11. A Postmodern Synthesis -- Phenotypic Plasticity -- Colony-level Selection -- An Action Plan for Research on Vespidae.
Conclusion -- References -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910963538803321 |
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Hunt James H
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Neotropical social wasps : basic and applied aspects / / Fabio Prezoto [and three others] editors
| Neotropical social wasps : basic and applied aspects / / Fabio Prezoto [and three others] editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 472 p. 126 illus., 66 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 595.798 |
| Soggetto topico | Vespidae - Behavior |
| ISBN | 3-030-53510-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | A Brief Review Of Studies On Social Wasps In Brazil -- The Evolution of Swarm Founding in the Wasps: Possible Scenarios -- The foraging behaviour of neotropical social wasps -- The choice of sexual partner in social wasps -- Nesting Habits of Neotropical Social Wasps -- Castes and polymorphisms in neotropical social wasps -- The biology of swarm-founding epiponine wasp, Polybia paulsita -- Causes and consequences of reproductive conflicts in wasp societies -- Post-embryonic Development in Brazilian Social Wasps -- Evolution and adaptation of the wings and mandibles of neotropical social wasps -- Cuticular hydrocarbon studies in Neotropical Social Wasps -- Biogeographic hypotheses for the Neotropical Social Wasps -- Chromosome diversity and evolution in Neotropical social wasps -- Phylogeny and classification of the Neotropical social wasps -- List of species of social wasps from Brazil -- The Old-World versus New-World social wasps: Similarities, differences and threats -- Key to the genera of social wasps (Polistinae) occurring in Brazil -- Research techniques used in the study of social wasps -- Community ecology of social wasps in Brazil: Forty years of studies -- lnteractions between wasps and other animals: associations and natural enemies -- Interactions of social wasps with microorganisms -- Artificial Environments for Studying Eusocial Wasps -- Economic importance of Neotropical Social Wasps. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483921603321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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