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Author:   Makoto Matsuura ,  Shoichi F. Sakagami ,  Seiki Yamane
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9783642752322

ISBN 10:   3642752322
Pages:   323
Publication Date:   13 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. The Vespinae in Insect Sociology.- 1 Historical Review.- 2 The Vespine Wasps as Social Insects.- 2. Life Cycle.- 1 Features of the Life Cycle.- 2 Behavior of Queens Before Nest Foundation.- 3 Nesting Periods.- 4 Hibernating Habits.- 3. Nesting Habits.- 1 Nesting Materials.- 2 Nest Sites.- 3 Colony Foundation.- 4 Architecture and Function of Embryo Nests.- 5 Development and Structure of Nest.- 6 Nest Relocation.- 7 Repair.- 4. Social Structure and Behavior.- 1 Division of Labor Between Queen and Workers.- 2 Relation Between Labor and Age in Worker.- 3 Oviposition by Workers.- 4 Behavior of Larvae.- 5 Trophallaxis Between Larvae and Adults.- 6 Daily Activity of Workers.- 5. Foraging Behavior.- 1 Food Sources and Feeding Habits.- 2 Dependence of Vespa tropica on Polistine Wasps.- 3 Group Predation by Vespa mandarinia.- 4 Foraging Distance.- 5 Intra- and Interspecific Relationships at Tree Sap Apertures.- 6. Population Dynamics.- 1 Survivorship Curves of Workers.- 2 Seasonal Changes in Population Structure.- 3 Production of Reproductives.- 4 Sympatry and Mechanism of Coexistence in Five Vespa Species.- 5 Survivorship of Colonies and Factors Influencing Mortality.- 6 Annual Fluctuations in Number of Colonies.- 7. Life of Wasps in the Tropics.- 1 Life Cycle Characteristics.- 2 Ecological Characteristics of Nocturnal Wasps Provespa.- 8. Social Parasitism.- 1 Vespine Social Parasites.- 2 Social Parasitism as an Adaptive Strategy.- 9. Natural Enemies.- 1 Main Natural Enemies.- 2 Effect of Stylopization by Xenos spp.- 10. Phylogeny and Classification.- 1 Characters Used.- 2 Phylogenetic Position of the Vespinae.- 3 Phylogeny of the Vespinae.- 4 List of the World’s Vespinae.- 11. Distribution and Phylogeny.- 1 Distribution Pattern.- 2 Similarity of Fauna in Eurasia and NorthAmerica.- 12. The Vespines and Man.- 1 Vespine Wasps as Nuisance Pests.- 2 The Wasp as Enemy of the Honeybee.- 3 The Wasp as Fruit Pest.- 4 The Wasp as Beneficial Insect.- 5 Control.- 13. The Japanese Species.- 1 Identification.- 2 The Japanese Vespinae.- 3 Distribution in Japan.- References.- Author Index.- Taxonomic Index.

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