The Behavioural Ecology Of Ants
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The Behavioural Ecology Of Ants
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Author : J.H. Sudd
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-03-09
The Behavioural Ecology Of Ants written by J.H. Sudd and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-09 with Science categories.
This book is concerned with two problems: how eusociality, in which one individual forgoes reproduction to enhance the reproduction of a nestmate, could evolve under natural selection, and why it is found only in some insects-termites, ants and some bees and wasps. Although eusociality is apparently confined to insects, it has evolved a number of times in a single order of insects, the Hymenoptera. W. Hamilton's hypothesis, that the unusual haplodiploid mechanism of sex determination in the Hymenoptera singled this order out, still seems to have great explanatory power in the study of social ants. We believe that the direction, indeed confinement, of social altruism to close kin is the mainspring of social life in an ant colony, and the alternative explanatory schemes of, for example, parental manipu lation, should rightly be seen to operate within a system based on the selective support of kin. To control the flow of resources within their colony all its members resort to manipulations of their nestmates: parental manipulation of offspring is only one facet of a complex web of manipul ation, exploitation and competition for resources within the colony. The political intrigues extend outside the bounds of the colony, to insects and plants which have mutualistic relations with ants. In eusociality some individuals (sterile workers) do not pass their genes to a new generation directly. Instead, they tend the offspring of a close relation (in the simplest case their mother).
The Behavioural Ecology Of Ants
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Author : John Hilton Sudd
language : en
Publisher: Chapman & Hall
Release Date : 1987-01-01
The Behavioural Ecology Of Ants written by John Hilton Sudd and has been published by Chapman & Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-01-01 with Ants categories.
Social Evolution In Ants
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Author : Andrew F.G. Bourke
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2019-12-31
Social Evolution In Ants written by Andrew F.G. Bourke and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-31 with Science categories.
Biologists since Darwin have been intrigued and confounded by the complex issues involved in the evolution and ecology of the social behavior of insects. The self-sacrifice of sterile workers in ant colonies has been particularly difficult for evolutionary biologists to explain. In this important new book, Andrew Bourke and Nigel Franks not only present a detailed overview of the current state of scientific knowledge about social evolution in ants, but also show how studies on ants have contributed to an understanding of many fundamental topics in behavioral ecology and evolutionary biology. One of the substantial contributions of Social Evolution in Ants is its clear explanation of kin selection theory and sex ratio theory and their applications to social evolution in insects. Working to dispel lingering skepticism about the validity of kin selection and, more broadly, of "selfish gene" theory, Bourke and Franks show how these ideas underpin the evolution of both cooperation and conflict within ant societies. In addition, using simple algebra, they provide detailed explanations of key mathematical models. Finally, the authors discuss two relatively little-known topics in ant social biology: life history strategy and mating systems. This comprehensive, up-to-date, and well-referenced work will appeal to all researchers in social insect biology and to scholars and students in the fields of entomology, behavioral ecology, and evolution.
From Colonies To Communities
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Author : Nathan James Sanders
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
From Colonies To Communities written by Nathan James Sanders and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Ants categories.
Ant Encounters
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Author : Deborah M. Gordon
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2010-03-22
Ant Encounters written by Deborah M. Gordon and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-22 with Science categories.
How do ant colonies get anything done, when no one is in charge? An ant colony operates without a central control or hierarchy, and no ant directs another. Instead, ants decide what to do based on the rate, rhythm, and pattern of individual encounters and interactions--resulting in a dynamic network that coordinates the functions of the colony. Ant Encounters provides a revealing and accessible look into ant behavior from this complex systems perspective. Focusing on the moment-to-moment behavior of ant colonies, Deborah Gordon investigates the role of interaction networks in regulating colony behavior and relations among ant colonies. She shows how ant behavior within and between colonies arises from local interactions of individuals, and how interaction networks develop as a colony grows older and larger. The more rapidly ants react to their encounters, the more sensitively the entire colony responds to changing conditions. Gordon explores whether such reactive networks help a colony to survive and reproduce, how natural selection shapes colony networks, and how these structures compare to other analogous complex systems. Ant Encounters sheds light on the organizational behavior, ecology, and evolution of these diverse and ubiquitous social insects.
Wood Ant Ecology And Conservation
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Author : Jenni A. Stockan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-07-07
Wood Ant Ecology And Conservation written by Jenni A. Stockan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-07 with Nature categories.
A concise and contemporary synthesis of research into the ecology and conservation of wood ants, encompassing all known species.
Interindividual Behavioral Variability In Social Insects
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Author : Robert L. Jeanne
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2019-04-09
Interindividual Behavioral Variability In Social Insects written by Robert L. Jeanne and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-09 with Nature categories.
This book represents empirical studies of some aspect of the phenomenon of variability in social insect behavior. It illustrates the range of ways colony members can differ from one another and interprets the variability in terms of the external environment, social context, or individual experience.
The Ecology Of Collective Behavior
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Author : Deborah M. Gordon
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2023-10-24
The Ecology Of Collective Behavior written by Deborah M. Gordon and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-24 with Science categories.
A groundbreaking new perspective on collective behavior across biological systems Collective behavior is everywhere in nature, from gene transcription and cancer cells to ant colonies and human societies. It operates without central control, using local interactions among participants to allow groups to adjust to changing conditions. The Ecology of Collective Behavior brings together ideas from evolutionary biology, network science, and dynamical systems to present an ecological approach to understanding how the interactions of individuals generate collective outcomes. Deborah Gordon argues that the starting point for explaining how collective behavior works in any natural system is to consider how it changes in relation to the changing world around it. She shows how feedback use—the means by which networks of interactions operate—and the organization of interaction networks evolve to reflect the stability and demands of the environment. Ant colonies function collectively, and the enormous diversity of species in different habitats provides opportunities to look for general ecological patterns. Through an in-depth comparison of ant species, Gordon identifies broad trends in how the diversity of collective behavior in many other collective systems reflects the dynamics of the environment. Shedding light on how individual actions give rise to group behavior, The Ecology of Collective Behavior explains the evolution of collective behavior through innovation in participant interactions, offering new insights into how collective responses function in changing conditions.
Ant Ecology
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Author : Lori Lach
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010
Ant Ecology written by Lori Lach and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Nature categories.
The incredible global diversity of ants, and their important ecological roles, mean that we cannot ignore the significance of ants in ecological systems. Ant Ecology takes the reader on a journey of discovery from the beginnings of ants many hundreds of thousands of years ago, through to the makings of present day distributions.
Encounters Between Colonies And The Behavioral Ecology Of Seed Harvesting Ants
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Author : Mark Jason Freeland Brown
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Encounters Between Colonies And The Behavioral Ecology Of Seed Harvesting Ants written by Mark Jason Freeland Brown and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with categories.