The social biology of Ropalidia marginata : toward understanding the evolution of eusociality /

In this book, the biologist Raghavendra Gadagkar focuses on the single species he has worked on throughout his career. His years of study have led him to believe that ecological, physiological, and demographic factors can be more important than genetic relatedness in the selection for or against soc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gadagkar, Raghavendra
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001.
Temas:
Ropalidia marginata > Behavior.
Insect societies.
Sociétés d'insectes.
NATURE > Animals > Insects & Spiders.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Entomology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. Introduction. 1. A Primer of Eusociality. 2. In Praise of Ropalidia
  • pt. 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
  • pt. 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
  • pt. IV. Beyond Ropalidia marginata: Social Evolution, Forward and Reverse. 16. A Route to Sociality.

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