Behaviour And Social Evolution Of Wasps: The Communal Aggregation Hypothesis (Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution) - Tapa blanda

Itô, Yosiaki

 
9780198540465: Behaviour And Social Evolution Of Wasps: The Communal Aggregation Hypothesis (Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution)
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ISBN 10: 0198540469 ISBN 13: 9780198540465
Editorial: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2000

Sinopsis

In this book, Itô presents data on tropical wasps which suggest that kin-selection has been overemphasized as an evolutionary explanation of sociality. He concentrates on the Vespidae (paper wasps and hornets), a group much discussed by evolutionary biologists because it exhibits all stages of social evolution: subsociality, primitive eusociality, and advanced eusociality. The author reports field observations by himself and others in Central America, Asia, and Australia, showing that multiple egg-layers in a nest are not uncommon. Because coexistence of many 'queens' leads to lower relatedness among colony members than in single-queen colonies, he suggests that kin-selection may not be the most powerful force determining observed social patterns. Instead, subsocial wasps may first have aggregated for defense purposes in habitats with a high risk of predation, with mutualistic associations among many queens. Through parental manipulation and then kin selection, differentiation into within-generation castes may have followed. Of interest to all students of ecology, evolution, and behavior, this book beautifully demonstrates the author's ability to combine wide-ranging data with thoughtful questions.

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Acerca del autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.

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Editorial
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Año de publicación
2000
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0198540469
ISBN 13 
9780198540465
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
168
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Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9780198546832: Behaviour and Social Evolution of Wasps: The Communal Aggregation Hypothesis (Oxford Series in Ecology & Evolution)

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ISBN 10:  0198546831 ISBN 13:  9780198546832
Editorial: Oxford University Press, 1993
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