Natural History and Evolution of Paper-Wasps by Stefano Turillazzi (English) Har

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The diversity of social behaviour among birds and primates is surpassed only by members of the Hymenopteran insects (bees, ants, and wasps). The paper-wasps are a large and varied group, and have been studied by a range of biologists interested in the evolution of sociality. This book comprises a survey of areas of research on the paper-wasps.

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The diversity of social behaviour among birds and primates is surpassed only by members of the Hymenopteran insects (bees, ants, and wasps). The paper-wasps are a large and varied group, and have been studied extensively by a wide range of biologists interested in the evolution of sociality. This book is unusual in combining synthetic reviews and new, unpublished data with original ideas.

Author Biography

Stefano Turillazzi is at University of Florence. Mary Jane West-Eberhard is at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

Table of Contents

1: Polistes: analysis of a society2: Phylogeny and biogeography of Polistes3: Learning, individual programs, and higher-level rules in construction of behaviour of Polistes4: Ecological factors influencing the colony cycle of Polistes5: Social parsitism and its evolution in Polistes6: Lek-like courtship in paper-wasps; 'a prolonged, delicate, and troublesome affair'7: Homing in paper wasps8: The evolution of exocrine gland function in wasps9: Kin recognition in social waps10: The role of cuticular hydrocarbons in social insects: is it the same in paper wasps?11: Selective altruism towards closer over more distant relatives in colonies of the primitively eusocial wasp, Polistes12: Behavioural screening and the evolution of polygyny in paper wasps13: The origin and maintenance of eusociality: the advantage of extended parental care14: Polistes in perspective: comparative social biology and evolution in Belanogaster and Stenogastrinae15: The evolution of eusociality, including a review of the social status of Ropalidia marignata16: Wasps make nests: nests make conditions17: Wasp societies as microcosms for the study of development and evolution18: Some epistemological reflections on Polistes as a model organismsReferences

Review

`impeccably written'Glasgow Naturalist, vol.23, part 2, May 1997`The editors have used the specific conditions of Proceedings to great advantage: they retained the interesting speculations that might not be accepted in a journal. The wealth of stimulating hypotheses will certainly provoke new directions of research not only in the study of polistine wasps, but social insects in general.'I. Hodek, Eur. J. Entomol. 95:8 1998

Long Description

The diversity of social behaviour among birds and primates is surpassed only by members of the Hymenopteran insects (bees, ants, and wasps). The paper-wasps are a large and varied group, and have been studied extensively by a wide range of biologists interested in the evolution of sociality. This book is unusual in combining synthetic reviews and new, unpublished data with original ideas.

Review Text

`impeccably written'Glasgow Naturalist, vol.23, part 2, May 1997`The editors have used the specific conditions of Proceedings to great advantage: they retained the interesting speculations that might not be accepted in a journal. The wealth of stimulating hypotheses will certainly provoke new directions of research not only in the study of polistine wasps, but social insects in general.'I. Hodek, Eur. J. Entomol. 95:8 1998

Review Quote

'The editors have used the specific conditions of Proceedings to greatadvantage: they retained the interesting speculations that might not be acceptedin a journal. The wealth of stimulating hypotheses will certainly provoke newdirections of research not only in the study of polistine wasps, but socialinsects in general.'I. Hodek, Eur. J. Entomol. 95:8 1998

Feature

Paper-wasps are a key group for the study of social biologyUnprecedented review of the literature

Details ISBN0198549474 Short Title NATURAL HIST & EVOLUTION OF PA Series Oxford Science Publications Language English ISBN-10 0198549474 ISBN-13 9780198549475 Media Book Format Hardcover Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Stefano Turillazzi Position Research Scientist Affiliation Research Scientist, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute UK Release Date 1996-01-11 AU Release Date 1996-01-11 NZ Release Date 1996-01-11 Illustrations halftones, line illustrations, tables Birth 1915 Qualifications II Author Mary Jane West-Eberhard Pages 414 Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1996 Publication Date 1996-01-11 DEWEY 595.79 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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