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Paul Schmid-Hempel

Parasites in Social Insects

Paul Schmid-Hempel

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English
Princeton University Press
01 February 1999
Parasitology (non-medical); Insects (entomology)
Series: Monographs in Behavior and Ecology
This volume analyzes how parasites shape the biology of social insects: the ants, wasps, bees and termites. Paul Schmid-Hempel provides an overview of existing knowledge of parasites in social insects. Ideas are evaluated using a broad data base, and the role of parasites for the evolution and maintenance of the social organization and biology of insects is scrutinized. In addition the author develops insights, especially in his examination of the intricate relationships between parasites and their social hosts by a 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 apart from each other - such as division of labour, genetics, immunology, or epidemiology - are placed in a common framework to analyze two of the most successful adaptations of life parasitism and sociality.

This work should appeal not only to practioners in the field of behavioural ecology and sociobiology, but also to others interested in host-parasite relationships of in social organisms, such as apiculturists struggling to o
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Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 197mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   567g
ISBN:   9780691059242
ISBN 10:   0691059241
Series:   Monographs in Behavior and Ecology
Pages:   392
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Preface and Acknowledgments1The Biology of Social Insects32The Parasites and Their Biology243Breaking into the Fortress774Parasites and the Organization of the Colony1195Breeding Strategies and Parasites1636Host-Parasite Dynamics2047Virulence and Resistance2378Social Evolution273App. 1: Glossary287App. 2The Parasites of Social Insects291References325Subject Index381Host Taxonomic Index386Parasite Taxonomic Index393Author Index399

Paul Schmid-Hempel is Professor of Experimental Ecology at ETH in Zyrich, Switzerland, and the head of a research group on the evolutionary ecology of host-parasite interactions.

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