Neotropical Social Wasps
Title | Neotropical Social Wasps PDF eBook |
Author | Fabio Prezoto |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Total Pages | 472 |
Release | 2020-11-07 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 303053510X |
This book provides updated information on this intriguing and exciting group of insects: Neotropical Social Wasps. These insects have a particular biology and their colonies are formed by a few cooperative females living in either small or massive, structured nests where stinging individuals organize their activities and defend their offspring. Topics include evolutionary aspects, biogeography, post-embryonic development, community behavior and ecology, economic importance, and research methods.
The Social Wasps of the Americas Excluding the Vespinae
Title | The Social Wasps of the Americas Excluding the Vespinae PDF eBook |
Author | Owain Westmacott Richards |
Publisher | British Museum Press |
Total Pages | 600 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
The Social Wasps of North America
Title | The Social Wasps of North America PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Alice Kratzer |
Publisher | Owlfly Publishing |
Total Pages | 422 |
Release | 2022-01-08 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1737892715 |
With over 400 pages and 900 full-color illustrations, The Social Wasps of North America is the world's first complete illustrated field guide to all known species of social wasps from the high arctic of Greenland and Alaska to the tropical forests of Panama and Grenada. For beginners, experts, and everyone in-between, The Social Wasps of North America provides new insights about some of the world’s least popular beneficial insects, plus tips and tricks to avoid painful stings. This book includes detailed information about the ecology, evolution, taxonomy, anatomy, nest architecture, and conservation of social wasp species. To purchase this book in softcover format, visit our website at OwlflyLLC.com/publications.
Encyclopedia of Social Insects
Title | Encyclopedia of Social Insects PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher K. Starr |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2021-01-10 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9783030281014 |
A comprehensive, multi-author treatise on the social insects of the world, with some auxiliary attention to such adjacent topics as subsocial insects and social arachnids. The work is to serve as a very convenient, yet authoritative reference work on the biology and systematics of social insects of the world. This is a project of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI), the worldwide organizing body for the scientific study of social insects.
The Evolution of Social Wasps
Title | The Evolution of Social Wasps PDF eBook |
Author | James H. Hunt |
Publisher | Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | 282 |
Release | 2007-03-27 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0195307852 |
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Pheromone Communication In Social Insects
Title | Pheromone Communication In Social Insects PDF eBook |
Author | Robert K Vander Meer |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Total Pages | 325 |
Release | 2019-06-18 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1000302369 |
Bringing together for the first time prominent researchers in social insect pheromone communication, including nestmate recognition, this book looks at ants, wasps, bees, and termites, highlighting areas of convergence and divergence among these groups, and identifying areas that need further investigation. Presenting broad synthetic overviews as well as species-specific studies, the volume will be useful to natural scientists, ecologists, and those interested in pest management, as well as to anyone interested in the fascinating chemically mediated behavioral interactions of social insects.
Food Exploitation By Social Insects
Title | Food Exploitation By Social Insects PDF eBook |
Author | Stefan Jarau |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Total Pages | 348 |
Release | 2009-05-21 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1420075616 |
Omnipresent in virtually all terrestrial ecosystems and of undisputed ecological and economical importance, the study of social insects is an area that continues to attract a vast number of researchers. As a consequence, a huge amount of information about their biology and ecology has accumulated. Distilling this scattered information into a highly