Food Exploitation By Social Insects: Ecological, Behavioral, and Theoretical Approaches - Brossura

 
9780367385613: Food Exploitation By Social Insects: Ecological, Behavioral, and Theoretical Approaches
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ISBN 10: 0367385619 ISBN 13: 9780367385613
Casa editrice: CRC Press, 2019

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Omnipresent in virtually all terrestrial ecosystems and of undisputed ecological and economical importance, the study of social insects is an area that continues to attract a vast number of researchers. As a consequence, a huge amount of information about their biology and ecology has accumulated. Distilling this scattered information into a highly focused reference, Food Exploitation by Social Insects: Ecological, Behavioral, and Theoretical Approaches unites traditional behavioral and ecological studies with theoretical and mathematical models.

The book covers foraging ecology and behavior of social insects, their communication mechanisms, and theoretical models of important aspects. It examines two different but inseparably interlaced levels of social insect foraging: the macroscopic or colony level and the microscopic or individual level. The chapters include discussions of foraging decisions, patterns and strategies of social insect colonies, and information use and information transfer between workers. The book provides examples of how this biological knowledge can be used as a basis for the construction of mathematical and neural network models that in return may increase understanding of social insect foraging.

The contributors provide a fresh look on their topics, covering a wide range of subjects and recent scientific developments that are unprecedented in breadth and depth. The coverage of ants, bees, and wasps in one resource is a unique feature of the book. This taxonomic content combined with the variety of research approaches, allows the book to provide deeper insight into the subject.

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Stefan Jarau, Michael Hrncir

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Editore
CRC Press
Data di pubblicazione
2019
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0367385619
ISBN 13 
9780367385613
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
364
Redattore
Jarau Stefan, Hrncir Michael
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
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Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo

9781420075601: Food Exploitation By Social Insects: Ecological, Behavioral, and Theoretical Approaches

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ISBN 10:  1420075608 ISBN 13:  9781420075601
Casa editrice: CRC Press, 2009
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