Overview
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David Edward Bignell
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School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Yves Roisin
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Behavioural & Evolutionary Ecology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
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Nathan Lo
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School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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- Nathan Lo, Gaku Tokuda, Hirofumi Watanabe
Pages 51-67
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- Kenneth J. Howard, Barbara L. Thorne
Pages 97-132
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- Rebeca B. Rosengaus, James F.A. Traniello, Mark S. Bulmer
Pages 165-191
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- Tânia Nobre, Corinne Rouland-Lefèvre, Duur K. Aanen
Pages 193-210
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- Toru Miura, Michael E. Scharf
Pages 211-253
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- Christian Bordereau, Jacques M. Pasteels
Pages 279-320
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- Edward L. Vargo, Claudia Husseneder
Pages 321-347
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- Moriya Ohkuma, Andreas Brune
Pages 413-438
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- Andreas Brune, Moriya Ohkuma
Pages 439-475
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- David T. Jones, Paul Eggleton
Pages 477-498
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About this book
Biology of Termites, a Modern Synthesis brings together the major advances in termite biology, phylogenetics, social evolution and biogeography. In this new volume, David Bignell, Yves Roisin and Nathan Lo have brought together leading experts on termite taxonomy, behaviour, genetics, caste differentiation, physiology, microbiology, mound architecture, biogeography 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.
Editors and Affiliations
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School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
David Edward Bignell
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Behavioural & Evolutionary Ecology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
Yves Roisin
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School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Nathan Lo