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Parasites in Social Insects
Taschenbuch von Paul Schmid-Hempel
Sprache: Englisch

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This book analyzes for the first time how parasites shape the biology of social insects: the ants, wasps, bees, and termites. Paul Schmid-Hempel provides an overview of the existing knowledge of parasites in social insects. Current ideas are evaluated using a broad database, and the role of parasites for the evolution and maintenance of the social organization and biology of insects is carefully scrutinized. In addition, the author develops new insights, especially in his examination of the intricate relationships between parasites and their social hosts through the rigorous use of evolutionary and ecological concepts.

Schmid-Hempel identifies gaps in our knowledge about parasites in social insects and uses models to develop new questions for future research. In addition, issues that are usually considered separately--such as division of labor, genetics, immunology, and epidemiology--are placed in a common framework to analyze two of the most successful adaptations of life: parasitism and sociality. This work will appeal not only to practitioners in the fields of behavioral ecology and sociobiology, but also to others interested in host-parasite relationships or in social organisms, such as apiculturists struggling to overcome the problems arising from mite infestations of honeybee colonies.
This book analyzes for the first time how parasites shape the biology of social insects: the ants, wasps, bees, and termites. Paul Schmid-Hempel provides an overview of the existing knowledge of parasites in social insects. Current ideas are evaluated using a broad database, and the role of parasites for the evolution and maintenance of the social organization and biology of insects is carefully scrutinized. In addition, the author develops new insights, especially in his examination of the intricate relationships between parasites and their social hosts through the rigorous use of evolutionary and ecological concepts.

Schmid-Hempel identifies gaps in our knowledge about parasites in social insects and uses models to develop new questions for future research. In addition, issues that are usually considered separately--such as division of labor, genetics, immunology, and epidemiology--are placed in a common framework to analyze two of the most successful adaptations of life: parasitism and sociality. This work will appeal not only to practitioners in the fields of behavioral ecology and sociobiology, but also to others interested in host-parasite relationships or in social organisms, such as apiculturists struggling to overcome the problems arising from mite infestations of honeybee colonies.
Über den Autor
Paul Schmid-Hempel
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface and Acknowledgments
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Biologie
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780691059242
ISBN-10: 0691059241
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Schmid-Hempel, Paul
Redaktion: Clutton-Brock, T.
Hersteller: Princeton University Press
Maße: 234 x 156 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Paul Schmid-Hempel
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.11.1998
Gewicht: 0,641 kg
Artikel-ID: 106865785
Über den Autor
Paul Schmid-Hempel
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface and Acknowledgments
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Biologie
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780691059242
ISBN-10: 0691059241
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Schmid-Hempel, Paul
Redaktion: Clutton-Brock, T.
Hersteller: Princeton University Press
Maße: 234 x 156 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Paul Schmid-Hempel
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.11.1998
Gewicht: 0,641 kg
Artikel-ID: 106865785
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