Saito Plant Mites and Sociality

Diversity and Evolution
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-4-431-99456-5
Verlag: Springer Japan
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 187 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Saito, Yutaka

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;5
2;Contents;7
3;Chapter 1 What Are Mites?;10
3.1;1.1 Brief Systematic Overview of Acari;10
3.2;1.2 Peculiarities of Mites for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies;10
4;Chapter 2 Plant Mites;13
4.1;2.1 Spider Mites and Plants;13
4.2;2.2 Life History and Host Plants;17
4.3;2.3 Life Type Diversity in Spider Mites;19
4.4;2.4 Diversity of Physiological Adaptation in Spider Mites;33
4.5;2.5 Diversity of Plant Mites Other Than Spider Mites;37
5;Chapter 3 Diverse Microcosmos on Sasa;47
5.1;3.1 Diversity in Sasa-Inhabiting Mites;47
5.2;3.2 Is the Flattened Body an Antipredator Strategy?;50
5.3;3.3 Do Oviposition and Undergoing Quiescence on Tips of Leaf Hairs Constitute Antipredatory Behaviors?;52
5.4;3.4 Do Compartment-Type Nests Have Antipredator Functions?;54
5.5;3.5 Woven Nests of Stigmaeopsis;56
5.6;3.6 Explanation of Diversity in Life Type and Life History Variation on Sasa;76
5.7;3.7 Other Variation in Spider Mites on Sasa;77
6;Chapter 4 Mite Sociality;79
6.1;4.1 Diversity in Genetic System;79
6.2;4.2 Sexual Behavior;81
6.3;4.3 Sex Ratio;86
6.4;4.4 Sociality in Stigmaeopsis;92
6.5;4.5 Sociality in Spider Mites;100
6.6;4.6 Overview of Mite Sociality;102
6.7;4.7 Background of Social Evolution in Mites;106
7;Chapter 5 Inbreeding Depression in Haplo-diploidy;113
8;Chapter 6 Kin Selection;117
8.1;6.1 Variation in Male Aggressiveness Between Species;117
8.2;6.2 Variation in Male Aggressiveness Within a Species;121
8.3;6.3 Egoism and Cooperation;126
8.4;6.4 Two Groups Showing Different Levels of Male Aggressiveness;127
8.5;6.5 Sexual Selection;133
8.6;6.6 Theoretical Explanation of Male Aggression and Cooperation;134
9;Chapter 7 Is Basic Science the Father of Applied Science?;148
9.1;7.1 What Has Happened in Chinese Bamboo Forests?;148
9.2;7.2 Simulation of One-Predator–Two-Prey Systems;152
9.3;7.3 Epilogue: Japanese Sato-yama;157
10;Chapter 8 Further Research for Mite Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology;159
11;Afterword;161
12;Appendices;162
12.1;Appendix 1. Brief History of Reinstatement of Stigmaeopsis;162
12.2;Appendix 2. Model of Repeated Blind Sampling;163
12.3;Appendix 3. Calculation of Practical Parameters in Game Model;165
13;References;167
14;Index;179