Social Insects V4
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Social Insects, Volume IV is the last installment of a four-volume treatise and is dedicated to the discussion on wasps and ants. Comprised of four chapters, this volume focuses on the sociality of various types of ants as their group has very diverse habits. The first chapter describes the general biology and behavior of social wasps and discusses the cyclical populations, nest associates, and communal defense of wasps. Chapter 2 introduces the broad and general overview of the biology of ants, including their behavior, food collection, and nest construction. Chapters 3 and 4 present the biology of army and fungus ants, respectively. This volume also explains how ants are defined and identified, including their colony composition and behavior. As with the previous volumes, this volume seeks to be of service to students, researchers, and scientists in various fields of research, particularly entomology, social biology, zoology, and biological science.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
Preface
Contents of Other Volumes
1. Social Wasps
I. Introduction
II. General Biology and Behavior
III. Pheromones
IV. Other Communication
V. Social Parasitism
VI. Cyclical Populations
VII. Nest Associates
VIII. Communal Defense
IX. Phylogeny
X. Social Wasps and Man
XI. Conclusions
References
2. Ants: Foraging, Nesting, Broad Behavior, and Polyethism
I. Introduction
II. Food Collection
III. Nest Construction
IV. Brood Care Behavior
V. Polyethism
References
3. Army Ants
I. Introduction
II. Army Ants Defined
III. Identification of Doryline Army Ants
IV. Colony Composition and Caste Polyethism
V. Behavior of Army Ants
VI. Army Ant Longevity
VII. Phylogeny of Army Ants
References
4. Fungus Ants
I. The Ants
II. The Ant Fungus
References
Species Index
Subject Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 400
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 1982
- Published: January 28, 1982
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780323152167