Biology of termites
Subtitle: a modern synthesis
By: David Edward Bignell, Yves Roisin, Nathan Lo, editors ; foreword by Bernard J. Crespi
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Dordrecht; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9789048139767
Subjects: Termites
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to termites : biology, taxonomy and functional morphology / Paul Eggleton; title: Termite phylogenetics and co-cladogenesis with symbionts / Nathan Lo and Paul Eggleton; title: Evolution and function of endogenous termite cellulases / Nathan Lo, Gaku Tokuda, and Hirofumi Watanabe; title: Altricial development in wood-feeding cockroaches : the key antecedent of termite eusociality / Christine A. Nalepa; title: Eusocial evolution in termites and Hymenoptera / Kenneth J. Howard and Barbara L. Thorne; title: Social organisation and the status of workers in termites / Yves Roisin and Judith Korb; title: Ecology, behavior and evolution of disease resistance in termites / Rebeca B. Rosengaus, James F.A. Traniello, and Mark S. Bulmer; title: Comparative biology of fungus cultivation in termites and ants / Tania Nabre, Corinne Rouland-Lefèvre, and Duur K. Aanen; title: Molecular basis underlying caste differentiation in termites / Toru Miura and Michael E. Scharf; title: Sexual and asexual reproduction in termites / Kenji Matsuura; title: Pheromones and chemical ecology of dispersal and foraging in termites / Christian Bordereau and Jacques M. Pasteels; title: Genetic structure of termite colonies and populations / Edward L. Vargo and Claudia Husseneder; title: Termite mound architecture, from function to construction / Judith Korb; title: Morphology, physiology, biochemistry and functional design of the termite gut : an evolutionary wonderland / David E. Bignell; title: Diversity, structure, and evolution of the termite gut microbial community / Moriya Ohkuma and Andreas Brune; title: Role of the termite gut microbiota in symbiotic digestion / Andreas Brune and Moriya Ohkuma; title: Global biogeography of termites : a compilation of sources / David T. Jones and Paul Eggleton; title: Termites as pests of agriculture / Corinne Rouland-Lefèvre; title: Invasive termites / Theodore A. Evans.