Advances in insect physiology /
This volume, 'Advances in Insect Physiology,' edited by Russell Jurenka, is a comprehensive examination of the physiological and social behaviors of Polistes paper wasps. It explores topics such as aggression, dominance, and cooperative hierarchies among foundresses in these primitively eu...
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| Language: | English |
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London, England :
Academic Press
2024.
Academic Press, [2024] |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Advances in insect physiology ;
Volume 67. |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover
- Advances in Insect Physiology
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- Chapter One: Social dominance, aggression, and physiology in Polistes paper wasps
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Variation in nest founding strategies across species/populations
- 3 Morphological variation among foundresses
- 4 Social interactions among foundresses
- 4.1 Establishment of associations
- 4.2 Dominance hierarchies
- 4.3 Usurpation
- 4.4 Subordinate ejection
- 5 Visual signals mediating aggression
- 5.1 Signals may allow foundresses to better assess the potential costs/benefits of joining with another wasp during the initial phase when they are deciding their nest position
- 5.2 Signals may mediate social interactions among established foundress groups
- 5.3 Signals may mediate interactions with potential usurpers
- 5.4 Signals mediate social assessment and patterns of aggression
- 6 Links between behavioral and reproductive dominance among foundresses
- 7 Physiological correlates and mediators of dominance rank
- 8 Physiological consequences of aggressive outcomes
- 9 Conclusions and future directions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter Two: Osmoregulation in aquatic insects: A review
- 1 Quid agimus: Why is aquatic insect osmoregulation important?
- 2 Evolutionary history
- 3 Early history
- 4 Morphology