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Author | : Janice R. Matthews |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2019-04-08 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0429725035 |
Interest in insect behavior is growing rapidly, as reflected both in courses devoted fully to the topic and in its inclusion in general biology, ecology, invertebrate zoology, and animal behavior--as well as general entomology--curricula. Instructors and students find that insects are in many ways uniquely suitable animals for behavioral study: the
Author | : V.B. Awasthi |
Publisher | : Scientific Publishers |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2013-07-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9386237865 |
The aim of writing this book has been to provide an account of the principles of insect behaviour for the post graduate students of Entomology and general Zoology of all the Universities and Research Institutions as well as to the research scholars engaged in the study of different aspects of Insect behaviour. It is also useful to general readers who have basic knowledge of Biology and have curiosity to know why the insects are vividly coloured, have peculiar shapes, produce sound and light; how they communicate and why bees and wasps sting when disturbed. Significance of insects in pollination of plants associated with the production of seeds, gains and fruits, the role of hormones, pheromones and other chemicals controlling various vital events of the insect behaviour has also been described. The importance of insect migration, control of insect pests by behavioural means has also been discussed. Thus, this book deals with almost all major aspects of insect behaviour. It is hoped that this book will be useful not only to the students of Entomology-Zoology and research scholars of insect behaviour, but also to naturalists who wish to know about some of the mysteries of these small creatures and their lifestyle.
Author | : M. Prakash |
Publisher | : Discovery Publishing House |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Insects |
ISBN | : 9788183562881 |
Contents: Sting Operation: Basic Concepts, Media and Sting Operation, Sting: The New Face of Journalism, Television in India, Setting a Trap, Communication, Press Council of India, Broadcast Bill 2006 for Regulating the Media Industry, The Sting and Yellow Journalism, Different Aspects of Sting, Sting and Ethics, The History of Sting in India, Stereotypes and Prejudice, The Sociology of Technology and Media, Sting Operation as a Marketing Technique.
Author | : Kenneth David Roeder |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780674608016 |
Insects are ideal subjects for neurophysiological studies. This classic volume relates the activities of nerve cells to the activities of insects, something that had never been attempted when the book first appeared in 1963. In several elegant experiments, Roeder shows how stimulus and behavior are related through the nervous system.
Author | : Michael D. Atkins |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : |
Some fundamentals; Function aspects of behavior; Some special considerations.
Author | : Robert W. Matthews |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 519 |
Release | : 2009-10-03 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9048123895 |
This book offers a comprehensive overview of fundamental concepts of animal behavior as they relate to insects. Considerably updated and expanded, this new edition includes 26 case studies, as well as 45 new color plates and 173 figures (over 40% of them new) with detailed legends that add richness to the well-written, accessible text.
Author | : Jae C. Choe |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 556 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Arachnida |
ISBN | : 9780521589772 |
'Social' insects and arachnids exhibit complex forms of behavior that involve cooperation in building a nest, defending against attackers or rearing offspring. This book is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to sociality and its evolution in a wide range of taxa.
Author | : Alex Córdoba-Aguilar |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2018-07-19 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0192518097 |
Insects display a staggering diversity of behaviors. Studying these systems provides insights into a wide range of ecological, evolutionary, and behavioral questions including the genetics of behavior, phenotypic plasticity, chemical communication, and the evolution of life-history traits. This accessible text offers a new approach that provides the reader with the necessary theoretical and conceptual foundations, at different hierarchical levels, to understand insect behavior. The book is divided into three main sections: mechanisms, ecological and evolutionary consequences, and applied issues. The final section places the preceding chapters within a framework of current threats to human survival - climate change, disease, and food security - before providing suggestions and insights as to how we can utilize an understanding of insect behavior to control and/or ameliorate them. Each chapter provides a concise, authoritative review of the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological foundations of each topic.
Author | : M. L. Agarwal |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 622 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Insects |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sakis Drosopoulos |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 552 |
Release | : 2005-11-02 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1420039334 |
While we may have always assumed that insects employ auditory communication, our understanding of it has been impeded by various technical challenges. In comparison to the study of an insect's visual and olfactory expression, research in the area of acoustic communication has lagged behind. Filling this void, Insect Sounds and Communication is the