Studies in Tropical Wasps--their Hosts and Associates (with Descriptions of New Species)
Title | Studies in Tropical Wasps--their Hosts and Associates (with Descriptions of New Species) PDF eBook |
Author | Francis Xavier Williams |
Publisher | |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 1928 |
Genre | Larra |
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Experiment Station Record
Title | Experiment Station Record PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Office of Experiment Stations |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1068 |
Release | 1928 |
Genre | Agricultural experiment stations |
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The Social Biology of Wasps
Title | The Social Biology of Wasps PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth G. Ross |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Pages | 699 |
Release | 2018-08-06 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1501718673 |
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.
Bulletin
Title | Bulletin PDF eBook |
Author | Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. Experiment Station |
Publisher | |
Pages | 646 |
Release | 1924 |
Genre | Sugar growing |
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The Biology of Hover Wasps
Title | The Biology of Hover Wasps PDF eBook |
Author | Stefano Turillazzi |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 285 |
Release | 2013-01-29 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3642326803 |
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.
Sphecid Wasps of the World
Title | Sphecid Wasps of the World PDF eBook |
Author | R. M. Bohart |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 1742 |
Release | 2023-12-22 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0520309545 |
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1976.
Technical Bulletin
Title | Technical Bulletin PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1040 |
Release | 1932 |
Genre | Agricultural extension work |
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