TY - BOOK ID - 14305479 TI - Biology of termites : a modern synthesis AU - Bignell, David Edward. AU - Roisin, Yves. AU - Lo, Nathan. AU - Crespi, Bernard J. PY - 2011 SN - 9048139767 9786612994616 9048139775 1282994611 9400794959 PB - New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Termites. KW - Termites KW - Zoology KW - Invertebrates & Protozoa KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Dictyoptera KW - Isoptera KW - White ants KW - Life sciences. KW - Animal ecology. KW - Microbial ecology. KW - Evolutionary biology. KW - Invertebrates. KW - Soil science. KW - Soil conservation. KW - Life Sciences. KW - Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. KW - Animal Ecology. KW - Evolutionary Biology. KW - Microbial Ecology. KW - Soil Science & Conservation. KW - Insects KW - Termitomyces KW - Evolution (Biology). KW - Animal evolution KW - Animals KW - Biological evolution KW - Darwinism KW - Evolutionary biology KW - Evolutionary science KW - Origin of species KW - Biology KW - Evolution KW - Biological fitness KW - Homoplasy KW - Natural selection KW - Phylogeny KW - Ecology KW - Invertebrata KW - Conservation of soil KW - Erosion control, Soil KW - Soil erosion KW - Soil erosion control KW - Soils KW - Agricultural conservation KW - Soil management KW - Environmental microbiology KW - Microorganisms KW - Microbiology KW - Control KW - Prevention KW - Conservation KW - Animal systematics. KW - Animal taxonomy. KW - Pedology (Soil science) KW - Agriculture KW - Earth sciences KW - Animal classification KW - Animal systematics KW - Animal taxonomy KW - Classification KW - Systematic zoology KW - Systematics (Zoology) KW - Taxonomy, Animal KW - Zoological classification KW - Zoological systematics KW - Zoological taxonomy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14305479 AB - Biology of Termites, a Modern Synthesis brings together the major advances in termite biology, phylogenetics, social evolution and biogeography made in the decade since Abe et al Termites: Evolution, Sociality, Symbioses, Ecology became the standard modern reference work on termite science. Building on the success of the Kluwer book, David Bignell, Yves Roisin and Nathan Lo have brought together in the new volume most of the world’s leading experts on termite taxonomy, behaviour, genetics, caste differentiation, physiology, microbiology, mound architecture, distribution and control. Very strong evolutionary and developmental themes run through the individual chapters, fed by new data streams from molecular sequencing, and for the first time it is possible to compare the social organisation of termites with that of the social Hymenoptera, focusing on caste determination, population genetics, cooperative behaviour, nest hygiene and symbioses with microorganisms. New chapters have been added on termite pheromones, termites as pests of agriculture and on destructive invasive species, and new molecular and cladistic frameworks are presented for clarifying taxonomy, especially in the higher termites which dominate many tropical ecosystems. Applied entomologists, developmental and evolutionary biologists, microbial ecologists, sociobiologists and tropical agriculture specialists will all benefit from the new insights provided by this work. ER -