Social Insects An Evolutionary Approach to Castes and Reproduction
Evolution of Castes in Insects l BERNHARD RENSCH The evolution of organisms in the succession of generations has been primarilly achieved through the appearance of new hereditary variants with minor deviations along with the development of stable structures and functions. Harmful mutants were eradic...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1990, 1990
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1990 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword Evolution of Castes in Insects
- Preface Perception of Caste Problems
- 1 Sexual Castes and Reproductive Strategies in Termites
- 2 Regulation of Worker and Queen Formation in Ants with Special Reference to Reproduction and Colony Development
- 3 Physiology and Reproduction in Social Wasps
- 4 Reproduction and Castes in Social Halictine Bees
- 5 Castes in Xylocopine Bees
- 6 Castes and Reproduction in Bumblebees
- 7 Caste Development, Reproductive Strategies, and Control of Fertility in Honey Bees and Stingless Bees
- 8 Differentiation in Reproductive Physiology and Behaviour During the Development of Laying Worker Honey Bees
- 9 Regulatory Steps in Caste Development of Eusocial Bees
- List of Contributors