| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 397 pages) : illustrations, charts |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The genetics of reproductive behavior -- Neurobiology -- The role of hormones -- Phenotypic plasticity -- Habitat selection and Territoriality -- Long-range migration and orientation behavior -- Feeding behavior -- Anti-predator behavior -- Chemical communication -- Visual Communication -- Acoustic communication -- Reproductive behavior -- Parental care -- Sociality -- Personality and behavioral Syndromes in insects and spiders -- Cognition and learning -- The influence of parasites -- Behavioral, plastic, and evolutionary responses to a changing world -- Behavior-based control of insect crop pests -- Behavior-based control of arthropod vectors: the case of mosquitoes, ticks, and Chagasic bugs -- Insect behavior in conservation |
| Summary |
This edited volume offers a new approach that will provide readers with the theoretical and conceptual foundations, at different hierarchical levels, to understand insect behavior |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Text in English |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 16, 2018) |
| Subject |
Insects -- Behavior.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
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Insects -- Behavior
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Córdoba-Aguilar, Alex, editor
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González-Tokman, Daniel, editor
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González-Santoyo, Isaac, editor
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| ISBN |
9780191838842 |
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0191838845 |
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9780192518095 |
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0192518097 |
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