Social Biology of Wasps, Kenneth G. Ross, Robert W. Matthews
Автор: Noort, Simon Van Broad, Gavin Название: Wasps of the world ISBN: 0691238545 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691238548 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 29570.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
The ultimate visual journey into the beautiful and complex world of wasps
Wasps are far more diverse than the familiar yellowjackets and hornets that harass picnickers and build nests under the eaves of our homes. These amazing, mostly solitary creatures thrive in nearly every habitat on Earth, and their influence on our lives is overwhelmingly beneficial. Wasps are agents of pest control in agriculture and gardens. They are subjects of study in medicine, engineering, and other important fields. Wasps pollinate flowers, engage in symbiotic relationships with other organisms, and create architectural masterpieces in the form of their nests. This richly illustrated book introduces you to some of the most spectacular members of the wasp realm, colorful in both appearance and lifestyle. From minute fairyflies to gargantuan tarantula hawks, wasps exploit almost every niche on the planet. So successful are they at survival that other organisms emulate their appearance and behavior. The sting is the least reason to respect wasps and, as you will see, no reason to loathe them, either. Written by a leading authority on these remarkable insects, Wasps reveals a world of staggering variety and endless fascination.
Packed with more than 150 incredible color illustrations
Includes a wealth of eye-popping infographics
Provides comprehensive treatments of most wasp families
Describes wasp species from all corners of the world
Covers wasp evolution, ecology, physiology, diversity, and behavior
Highlights the positive relationships wasps share with humans and the environment
Автор: Chapman Название: The Insects ISBN: 052111389X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521113892 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 44350.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание: Building on the strengths of Chapman`s original text, this 5th edition has been updated by a team of eminent insect physiologists. The chapters focus on functional systems rather than taxonomic groups, providing a comprehensive understanding of how insects work. It remains an essential text for students, researchers and applied entomologists.
Автор: Vane Wright Dick Название: Butterflies ISBN: 0565093576 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780565093570 Издательство: Quarto Рейтинг: Цена: 12570.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In Butterflies leading expert Dick Vane-Wright provides a complete introduction to the biology, natural history and classification of this major group of animals. Using examples from around the world and eye-catching photographs, this complete introduction explores what it means to be a butterfly.
Volume One of the thoroughly revised and updated guide to the study of biodiversity in insects
The second edition of Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society brings together in one comprehensive text contributions from leading scientific experts to assess the influence insects have on humankind and the earth's fragile ecosystems. Revised and updated, this new edition includes information on the number of substantial changes to entomology and the study of biodiversity. It includes current research on insect groups, classification, regional diversity, and a wide range of concepts and developing methodologies. The authors examine why insect biodiversity matters and how the rapid evolution of insects is affecting us all.
This book explores the wide variety of insect species and their evolutionary relationships. Case studies offer assessments on how insect biodiversity can help meet the needs of a rapidly expanding human population, and also examine the consequences that an increased loss of insect species will have on the world. This important text:
Explores the rapidly increasing influence on systematics of genomics and next-generation sequencing
Includes developments in the use of DNA barcoding in insect systematics and in the broader study of insect biodiversity, including the detection of cryptic species
Discusses the advances in information science that influence the increased capability to gather, manipulate, and analyze biodiversity information
Comprises scholarly contributions from leading scientists in the field
Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society highlights the rapid growth of insect biodiversity research and includes an expanded treatment of the topic that addresses the major insect groups, the zoogeographic regions of biodiversity, and the scope of systematics approaches for handling biodiversity data.
Автор: Rolf G. Beutel, Richard A.B. Leschen Название: Coleoptera, Beetles. Morphology and Systematics ISBN: 3110249065 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783110249064 Издательство: Walter de Gruyter Цена: 347050.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book is a revised edition of the first of three volumes in the Handbook of Zoology series which treats the systematics and biology of Coleoptera. With over 380,000 described species, Coleoptera are by far the most species-rich order of insects and the largest group of animals of comparable geological age. Moreover, numerous species are tremendously important economically. The beetle volumes meet the demand of modern biologists seeking to answer questions about Coleoptera phylogeny, evolution, and ecology. This first Coleoptera volume covers the suborders Archostemata, Myxophaga and Adephaga, and the basal series of Polyphaga, with information on world distribution, biology, morphology of all life stages, phylogeny and comments on taxonomy.
Автор: Michael E. Corcoran; Solomon Moshe Название: Kindling 6 ISBN: 144193734X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781441937346 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 278580.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Kindling, featuring valuable summaries of the participants` current cutting-edge research on the kindling of seizures and related phenomena in epilepsy.
Автор: McPherson, J.E. Название: Invasive Stink Bugs and Related Species (Pentatomoidea) ISBN: 0367570343 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367570347 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 91860.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Название: Molecular Biology and Genetics of the Lepidoptera ISBN: 1138111724 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138111721 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 81650.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Numerous and charismatic, the Lepidoptera is one of the most widely studied groups of invertebrates. Advances in molecular tools and genomic techniques have reduced the need for large sizes and mass-rearing, and lepidopteran model systems are increasingly used to illuminate broad-based experimental questions as well as those peculiar to butterflies and moths. Molecular Biology and Genetics of the Lepidoptera presents a wide-ranging collection of studies on the Lepidoptera, treating them as specialized insects with distinctive features and as model systems for carrying out cutting-edge research. Leading researchers provide an evolutionary framework for placing moths and butterflies on the Tree of Life.
The book covers progress in deciphering the silkworm genome and unraveling lepidopteran sex chromosomes. It features new information on sex determination, evolution, and the development of butterfly wing patterns, eyes, vision, circadian clocks, chemoreceptors, and sexual communication. The contributors discuss the genetics and molecular biology of plant host range and prospects for controlling the major crop pest genus Helicoverpa. They also explore the rise of insecticide resistance, the innate immune response, lepidopteran minihosts for testing human pathogens and antibiotics, and the use of intrahemocoelic toxins for control. The book concludes with coverage of polyDNA virus-carrying parasitoid wasps, and the cloning of the first virus resistance gene in the silkworm.
Understanding the biology and genetics of butterflies and moths may lead to new species-selective methods of control, saving billions of dollars in pesticide use and protecting environmental and human health--making the sections on strategies for pest management extremely important. This book will open up new paths to the research literature for a broad audience, including entomologists, evolutionary and systematic biologists, geneticists, physiologists, biochemists, and molecular biologists.
Автор: Robert G Foottit; Peter H Adler Название: Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society, Volume 2 ISBN: 1118945573 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781118945575 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 105550.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: Volume Two of the new guide to the study of biodiversity in insects Volume Two of Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society presents an entirely new, companion volume of a comprehensive resource for the most current research on the influence insects have on humankind and on our endangered environment.
Автор: Stefano Turillazzi Название: The Biology of Hover Wasps ISBN: 364244654X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642446542 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 148010.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: As the culmination of the author`s lifetime of work on this fascinating group of social wasps, this comprehensive treatment includes detailed illustrations and online video, and is the primary and most exhaustive study of their biology, behavior and evolution.
Автор: Kenneth G. Ross, Robert W. Matthews Название: Social Biology of Wasps ISBN: 0801420350 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780801420351 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 123550.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
In this edited collection, 17 internationally known authorities bring together the results of recent research on the natural history, ecology, behavior, morphology, and genetics of wasps as they pertain to the evolution of social behavior. The first part of the book opens with a review of the classification of the family Vespidae along with a revision of the subfamily Polistinae. Seven subsequent chapters deal with the natural history and social biology of each of the major taxa of social and presocial vespids. The second part of the book offers chapters on reproductive competition; worker polyethism; evolution of nest architecture, of queen number and queen control, and of exocrine glands; population genetics; the nutritional bsis of social evolution; and the nest as the locus of social life. The final chapter is a comparative discussion of social behavior in the Sphecidae, the only family of wasps besides the Vespidae in which well-developed social behavior is known. Providing a wealth of information about the biology of wasps, this comprehensive, up-to-date volume will be an essential reference for entomologists, evolutionary biologists, behavioral ecologists, ethologists, and zoologists. Contributors: James M. Carpenter. David P. Cowan. Holly A Downing. Raghavendra Gadagkar. Albert Greene. James H. Hunt. Robert L. Jeanne. Makoto Matsuura. Robert W. Matthews. Hudson K. Reeve. PeterFrank Roseler. Kenneth G. Ross. J. Philip Spradbery. Christopher K. Starr. Stefano Turillazzi. John W. Wenzel. Mary Jane West-Eberhard.
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