E-Book, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Web PDF
Brian Social Insect Populations
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-6637-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Web PDF
ISBN: 978-1-4832-6637-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Social Insect Populations focuses on observations on the populations of social insects, including egg production, nesting characteristics, and food collection. The book first underscores the evolution of social life and organization and control of social insect populations. The text also ponders on the numbers and density of social insect populations, as well as methods of estimation, numbers in colonies, and density and biomass. Egg production, stationary populations, nest size, productivity, and survival are discussed. The manuscript discusses reproduction and brood periodicity of social insect populations. Discussions focus on reproduction by single and group of queens and reciprocity among bees, wasps, and ants. The text also examines nest sites and shelters, mating structures, and food collection of social insects. Discussions focus on food supply, intergeneric competition, predators and parasites, and population regulation among bees, wasps, termites, and ants. The book is a dependable reference for readers interested in the study of social insect populations.
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1;Front Cover;1
2;Social Insect Populations;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents
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5;PREFACE;6
6;CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION;10
6.1;A. EVOLUTION;10
6.2;B. ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL;12
7;CHAPTER 2. NUMBERS AND DENSITY;13
7.1;A . METHODS OF ESTIMATION;13
7.2;B. THE NUMBERS IN COLONIES;14
7.3;C. DENSITY AND BIOMASS;15
8;CHAPTER 3. REPRODUCTION;19
8.1;A . BY SINGLE QUEENS (OR PAIRS);19
8.2;B. BY GROUPS OF QUEENS;25
8.3;C. BY FISSION;27
9;CHAPTER 4. BROOD PERIODICITY;31
9.1;A . BEES AND WASPS;31
9.2;B. TEMPERATE ANTS;32
9.3;C. TROPICAL ANTS;35
10;CHAPTER 5. AGE STRUCTURE;37
11;CHAPTER 6. DYNAMICS: WORKER TURNOVER;40
11.1;A . EGG PRODUCTION;40
11.2;B. SURVIVAL;43
11.3;G. IN STATIONARY POPULATIONS;47
12;CHAPTER 7. GEOMETRIC GROWTH;49
13;CHAPTER 8. INTRINSIC LIMITS;54
13.1;A . EGG SUPPLY;54
13.2;B. NEST SIZE;55
14;CHAPTER 9. MATURATION;60
14.1;A . MODELS;60
14.2;B. OBSERVATIONS;63
15;CHAPTER 10. DYNAMICS: QUEEN TURNOVER;70
15.1;A. PRODUCTIVITY;70
15.2;B. SURVIVAL;72
16;CHAPTER 11. STRUCTURAL LIMITATIONS;75
16.1;A . NEST SITES AND SHELTERS;75
16.2;B. MATING STRUCTURES;80
17;CHAPTER 12. FOOD SUPPLY;82
17.1;A . TYPES OF FOOD;82
17.2;B. FOOD COLLECTION;84
17.3;C. MODIFYING FACTORS;85
18;CHAPTER 13. INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION;87
18.1;A . MODE OF DISPERSION;87
18.2;B. METHODS OF DISPERSION;88
19;CHAPTER 14. INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION;96
19.1;A . SUBSPECIFIC RELATIONS;96
19.2;B. SPECIFIC RELATIONS;99
20;CHAPTER 15. INTERGENERIC COMPETITION;106
21;CHAPTER 16. PREDATORS AND PARASITES;112
21.1;A . ON THE GROUND AND IN THE NEST;112
21.2;B. IN THE AIR;114
22;CHAPTER 17. POPULATION REGULATION;116
22.1;A . BEES AND WASPS;116
22.2;B. TERMITES AND ANTS;117
23;REFERENCES;119
24;AUTHOR INDEX;138
25;SUBJECT INDEX;142
