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Plant Mites and Sociality

Diversity and Evolution

Yutaka Saito (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

187 Seiten

2009 | 2010 ed.
Springer Verlag, Japan
978-4-431-99455-8 (ISBN)

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Mites are very small animals, characterized by wingless and eyeless bodies, in which sociality has been discovered. This book offers detailed descriptions of the diverse social systems and the social evolution of mites, ranging from genetic to ecological aspects. Through a broad spectrum of studies including traditional natural history, taxonomy, modern evolutionary and behavioral ecology, and theoretical models as well, the book addresses a number of important findings on plant mite evolution and species radiation, with the author succeeding in combining theoretical and practical approaches in behavioral ecology by proposing a new game theory. These findings reflect the complex evolutionary history of these taxa and also help to point out clearly what is known and what is not yet known to date. Mites have been considered a minor animal group, but the author shows that mites actually possess great diversity and therefore make unique materials for evolutionary and behavioral studies.

What Are Mites?.- Plant Mites.- Diverse Microcosmos on Sasa.- Mite Sociality.- Inbreeding Depression in Haplo-diploidy.- Kin Selection.- Is Basic Science the Father of Applied Science?.- Further Research for Mite Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.12.2009
Zusatzinfo	IX, 187 p.
Verlagsort	Tokyo
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	4-431-99455-6 / 4431994556
ISBN-13	978-4-431-99455-8 / 9784431994558
Zustand	Neuware