Insect Behavior : 2nd Edition

For thirty years, __Insect Behavior__ served as students’ sole overview of a field of study that is growing exponentially. Considerably updated and expanded, this second edition still retains its constructive balance between modern developments and historical insights, between new examples and old, between empirical work and theory, and between pertinent conclusions and the dynamic field and laboratory experiences from which such discoveries arise. Twenty-six case studies, 45 new color plates and 173 figures (over 40% of them new) add richness to the well-written, accessible text. Insect Behavior is the second edition of the text that for thirty years served as the fundamental introduction to a field of study that has been growing enormously. Today, new technologies and understandings are allowing questions to be shaped—and answered—in ways that once could not have been envisioned. However, massive new information also can overwhelm and obscure the broader perspectives needed to put new discoveries into context. Thus, the times fairly demand that students and non-specialists seek a wider understanding of diverse proximate and ultimate forces that cause animals to behave as they do. This book provides that opportunity. The authors strike a balance between modern developments and historical insights, between new examples and old, between empirical work and theory, and between pertinent conclusions and the dynamic field and laboratory experiences from which such discoveries arise. Considerably updated and expanded, this edition includes 26 case studies, as well as 45 new color plates and 173 figures (over 40% of them new) with detailed legends that add richness to the well-written, accessible text. Like the course that originally inspired it, Insect Behavior will find utility at the graduate and senior undergraduate level for college and university students. However, although some background in entomology or animal behavior is helpful, an in-depth knowledge is not a prerequisite. Thus, the book also invites comparative psychologists, science educators, and all others with an interest in the physically small but inestimably important creatures that comprise three-quarters of all animal life on our planet. For Thirty Years, Insect Behavior Served As Students' Sole Overview Of A Field Of Study That Is Growing Exponentially. Considerably Updated And Expanded, This Second Edition Still Retains Its Constructive Balance Between Modern Developments And Historical Insights, Between New Examples And Old, Between Empirical Work And Theory, And Between Pertinent Conclusions And The Dynamic Field And Laboratory Experiences From Which Such Discoveries Arise. Twenty-six Case Studies, 45 New Color Plates And More Then 170 Figures (over 40% Of Them New) With Detailed Legends Add Richness To The Well-written, Accessible Text.--jacket. The History And Scope Of Insect Behavior -- Programming And Integrating Behavior -- Foraging And Feeding -- Defense: A Survival Catalogue -- Chemical Communication -- Visual Communication -- Mechanocommunication -- Reproductive Behavior -- Parental Behaviors And Social Life. Robert W. Matthews, Janice R. Matthews. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii The History and Scope of Insect Behavior....Pages 1-44 Programming and Integrating Behavior....Pages 45-91 Spatial Adjustment....Pages 93-129 Foraging and Feeding....Pages 131-184 Defense: A Survival Catalogue....Pages 185-215 Chemical Communication....Pages 217-259 Visual Communication....Pages 261-290 Mechanocommunication....Pages 291-339 Reproductive Behavior....Pages 341-388 Parental Behaviors and Social Life....Pages 389-443 Back Matter....Pages 445-514 This book offers a comprehensive overview of fundamental concepts of animal behavior as they relate to insects. Considerably updated and expanded, this new edition includes 26 case studies, as well as 45 new color plates and 173 figures (over 40% of them new) with detailed legends that add richness to the well-written, accessible text. This is the revised and updated edition of the only comprehensive overview of fundamental concepts of animal behavior as they relate to insects. It includes 26 case studies, 45 new color plates, and 173 figures with detailed legends