Plant Mites and Sociality (eBook)

Diversity and Evolution

Yutaka Saito (Autor)

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2009 | 2010
IX, 187 Seiten
Springer Japan (Verlag)
978-4-431-99456-5 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Inhalt

Preface 5
Contents 7
Chapter 1 What Are Mites? 10
1.1 Brief Systematic Overview of Acari 10
1.2 Peculiarities of Mites for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies 10
Chapter 2 Plant Mites 13
2.1 Spider Mites and Plants 13
2.2 Life History and Host Plants 17
2.3 Life Type Diversity in Spider Mites 19
2.4 Diversity of Physiological Adaptation in Spider Mites 33
2.5 Diversity of Plant Mites Other Than Spider Mites 37
Chapter 3 Diverse Microcosmos on Sasa 47
3.1 Diversity in Sasa-Inhabiting Mites 47
3.2 Is the Flattened Body an Antipredator Strategy? 50
3.3 Do Oviposition and Undergoing Quiescence on Tips of Leaf Hairs Constitute Antipredatory Behaviors? 52
3.4 Do Compartment-Type Nests Have Antipredator Functions? 54
3.5 Woven Nests of Stigmaeopsis 56
3.6 Explanation of Diversity in Life Type and Life History Variation on Sasa 76
3.7 Other Variation in Spider Mites on Sasa 77
Chapter 4 Mite Sociality 79
4.1 Diversity in Genetic System 79
4.2 Sexual Behavior 81
4.3 Sex Ratio 86
4.4 Sociality in Stigmaeopsis 92
4.5 Sociality in Spider Mites 100
4.6 Overview of Mite Sociality 102
4.7 Background of Social Evolution in Mites 106
Chapter 5 Inbreeding Depression in Haplo-diploidy 113
Chapter 6 Kin Selection 117
6.1 Variation in Male Aggressiveness Between Species 117
6.2 Variation in Male Aggressiveness Within a Species 121
6.3 Egoism and Cooperation 126
6.4 Two Groups Showing Different Levels of Male Aggressiveness 127
6.5 Sexual Selection 133
6.6 Theoretical Explanation of Male Aggression and Cooperation 134
Chapter 7 Is Basic Science the Father of Applied Science? 148
7.1 What Has Happened in Chinese Bamboo Forests? 148
7.2 Simulation of One-Predator–Two-Prey Systems 152
7.3 Epilogue: Japanese Sato-yama 157
Chapter 8 Further Research for Mite Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology 159
Afterword 161
Appendices 162
Appendix 1. Brief History of Reinstatement of Stigmaeopsis 162
Appendix 2. Model of Repeated Blind Sampling 163
Appendix 3. Calculation of Practical Parameters in Game Model 165
References 167
Index 179

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.11.2009
• Zusatzinfo: IX, 187 p.
• Verlagsort: Tokyo
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Adaptation • Behavior • Behavioral Ecology • Diversity • Ecology • Evolution • Mites • Plant • saito • Sociality
• ISBN-10: 4-431-99456-4 / 4431994564
• ISBN-13: 978-4-431-99456-5 / 9784431994565