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The Biology of Hover Wasps - Stefano Turillazzi

The Biology of Hover Wasps

Buch | Softcover
XVI, 272 Seiten
2015 | 2012
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-44654-2 (ISBN)
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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.

This book represents the culmination of the author's lifetime work on a single fascinating group of insects, the hover wasps, Stenogastrinae. The author explores the biology of these little-known wasps at the threshold of sociality, presenting an ambitious survey of ideas about their evolution and an assessment of the current standing of controversial concepts.

Following taxonomic and morphological descriptions, the behaviour, colonial dynamics, social communication and especially the remarkably diverse nests of wasps are discussed. Compared to the better-known species of paper wasps, hornets and yellow jackets, the hover wasps show various peculiarities, such as characteristics of immature brood rearing, nest defence and mating systems. The nest architecture probably presents the most variable solutions in social wasps and is characterized by an astonishing level of camouflage, making these insects an interesting example of special adaptation to forest environments.

The Hover Wasps.- Morphology and Anatomy.- Behaviour.- Colonial Dynamics.- Social Communication.- The Nest of Hover Wasps.- The Evolution of Social Behaviour in Insects and the Hover Wasps.

From the reviews:

"This is an excellent source of information on all known aspects of hover wasps. ... the book is so specialized that it will mainly interest scholars studying wasps and/or insect sociality issues. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals." (J. M. Gonzalez, Choice, Vol. 51 (2), October, 2013)

Erscheint lt. Verlag 24.6.2015
Zusatzinfo XVI, 272 p.
Verlagsort Berlin
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 444 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Verhaltenstherapie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Evolution
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Humanbiologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
Schlagworte Animal Communication • Behavioral Sciences • Biomedical and Life Sciences • Entomology • Environmental adaptation • evolutionary biology • Nest architecture • Social Evolution • Social insects • Zoology
ISBN-10 3-642-44654-X / 364244654X
ISBN-13 978-3-642-44654-2 / 9783642446542
Zustand Neuware
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