Ant ecology
By: edited by Lori Lach, Catherine L. Parr and Kirsti L. Abbott
Series: Oxford biology; Oxford biology
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9780199544639; 9780199592616
Subjects: Ökologie; Ameisen; Ecology; Ants; Demökologie
Description: "Ant Ecology explores key ecological issues and new developments in myrmecology across a range of scales. The book begins with a global perspective on species diversity in time and space and explores interactions at the community level before describing the population ecology of these social insects. The final section covers the recent ecological phenomenon of invasive ants: how they move across the globe, invade, affect ecosystems, and are managed by humans. Each chapter links ant ecology to broader ecological principles, provides a succinct summary, and discusses future research directions. Practical aspects of myrmecology, applications of ant ecology, debates, and novel discoveries are highlighted in text boxes throughout the volume. The book concludes with a synthesis of the current state of the field and a look at exciting future research directions. The extensive reference list and full glossary are invaluable for researchers, and those new to the field." --Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-383) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Edward O. Wilson; title: Taxonomy, phylogenetics, and evolution / Philip S. Ward. Applications of taxonomy : why should we name ants? / Philip S. Ward. How to identify ants / Brian L. Fisher; title: Biogeography / Brian L. Fisher. The remarkable rediscovery of the dinosaur ant, Nothomyrmecia macrops / Robert W. Taylor; title: Geographic gradients / Robert R. Dunn ... [et al.]. Field techniques for sampling ants / Brandon Bestelmeyer and Leticia Rios Casanova. The emergence and utility of online global ant databases / Nathan J. Sanders; title: Ant conservation : current status and a call to action / Leeanne E. Alonso. Ants in museums / Ted R. Schultz; title: Competition and the role of dominant ants / Catherine L. Parr and Heloise Gibb. Defining dominance / Catherine L. Parr and Heloise Gibb. Co-occurrence analyses : what are they and how do they work? / Heloise Gibb and Catherine L. Parr; title: Ants as mutualists / Joshua Ness, Kailen Mooney, and Lori Lach. 'Berry' ants : an eye-popping symbiosis from the rainforest canopy / Stephen P. Yanoviak; title: Food and shelter : how resources influence ant ecology / Nico Blüthgen and Heike Feldhaar. Stable isotopes in the study of ant diets / Kailen Mooney and Chadwick V. Tillberg. Ants as biological-control agents in the horticultural industry / Renkang Peng and Keith Christian; title: Ant diversity and function in disturbed and changing habitats / Stacy M. Philpott ... [et al.]. Using ants as indicators of ecosystem change / Alan N. Andersen. Functional groups in ant community ecology / Alan N. Andersen; title: Colonial reproduction and life histories / Christian Peeters and Mathieu Molet. Antimicrobial defences in ants : pure and applied science / Andrew J. Beattie; title: Colony structure / Florian M. Steiner, Ross H. Crozier, and Birgit C. Schlick-Steiner. Ants in the intertidal zone : colony and behavioural adaptations for survival / Simon Robson; title: Nestmate recognition / Patrizia d'Ettorre and Alain Lenoir. Recognition between different species : natural and artificial mixed colonies of ants / Christine Errard; title: Foraging and defence strategies / Anna Dornhaus and Scott Powell. Trap-jaw ants / Andrew V. Suarez and Joseph C. Spagna. The directed aerial descent of arboreal ants / Stephen P. Yanoviak; title: Biogeographic and taxonomic patterns of introduced ants / Andrew V. Suarez, Terrence P. McGlynn and Neil D. Tsutsui. Preventing the international spread of invasive ants through implementation of offshore biosecurity risk management policy / Simon O'Connor and Grant P. Weston; title: Invasion processes and causes of success / Paul D. Krushelnycky, David A. Holway, and Edward G. LeBrun. The ecological consequences of cooperative behaviour among workers from different nests / Edward G. LeBrun; title: Consequences of ant invasions / Lori Lach and Linda M. Hooper-Bùi. Invasional meltdown : do invasive ants facilitate secondary invasions? / Dennis J. O'Dowd and Peter T. Green; title: Invasive ant management / Benjamin D. Hoffmann, Kirsti L. Abbott, and Peter Davis. Active adaptive management for invasive ant management / Benjamin D. Hoffmann and Kirsti L. Abbott; title: Synthesis and perspectives.