| Organization of Insect Societies: From Genome to Sociocomplexity Contributor(s): Gadau, Jürgen (Editor), Fewell, Jennifer (Editor), Wilson, Edward O. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0674031253 ISBN-13: 9780674031258 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $99.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2009 Annotation: In this landmark volume, an international group of scientists has synthesized their collective expertise and insight into a newly unified vision of insect societies and what they can reveal about how sociality has arisen as an evolutionary strategy. Jurgen Gadau and Jennifer Fewell have assembled leading researchers from the fields of molecular biology, evolutionary genetics, neurophysiology, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary theory to reexamine the question of sociality in insects. Recent advances in social complexity theory and the sequencing of the honeybee genome ensure that this book will be valued by anyone working on sociality in insects. At the same time, the theoretical ideas presented will be of broad-ranging significance to those interested in social evolution and complex systems. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Entomology - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution |
| Dewey: 595.717 |
| LCCN: 2008031365 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.7" W x 9.2" (2.15 lbs) 640 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this landmark volume, an international group of scientists has synthesized their collective expertise and insight into a newly unified vision of insect societies and what they can reveal about how sociality has arisen as an evolutionary strategy. Jürgen Gadau and Jennifer Fewell have assembled leading researchers from the fields of molecular biology, evolutionary genetics, neurophysiology, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary theory to reexamine the question of sociality in insects. Recent advances in social complexity theory and the sequencing of the honeybee genome ensure that this book will be valued by anyone working on sociality in insects. At the same time, the theoretical ideas presented will be of broad-ranging significance to those interested in social evolution and complex systems. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gadau, Jurgen: - Jürgen Gadau is Assistant Professor of Life Sciences, Arizona State University.Wilson, Edward O.: - Edward O. Wilson is Pellegrino University Professor, Emeritus, at Harvard University. In addition to two Pulitzer Prizes (one of which he shares with Bert Hölldobler), Wilson has won many scientific awards, including the National Medal of Science and the Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.Fewell, Jennifer: - Jennifer Fewell is Associate Professor of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, and Co-Director of the Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity. |