Wood Ant Ecology and Conservation

Herausgeber: Stockan, Jenni A; Robinson, Elva J H

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A concise and contemporary synthesis of research into the ecology and conservation of wood ants, encompassing all known species.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 618g
• ISBN-13: 9781107048331
• ISBN-10: 1107048338
• Artikelnr.: 45154011

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introducing wood ants: evolution, phylogeny and distribution Jenni A.
Stockan, Elva J. H. Robinson, James Trager, Izumi Yao and Bernhard Seifert;
2. Wood ant reproductive biology and social systems Arnaud Maeder, Daniel
Cherix, Christian Bernasconi, Anne Freitag and Samuel Ellis; 3. Population
genetics of wood ants Pekka Pamilo, Perttu Seppä and Heikki Helanterä; 4.
Where and why? Red wood ant population ecology Anita C. Risch, Samuel Ellis
and Hayley Wiswell; 5. Colony and species recognition among the Formica
ants Stephen J. Martin; 6. Interspecific competition and coexistence
between wood ants Therese Johansson and Heloise Gibb; 7. Wood ant foraging
and mutualism with aphids Timo Domisch, Anita C. Risch and Elva J. H.
Robinson; 8. Wood ants and their interaction with other organisms Elva J.
H. Robinson, Jenni A. Stockan and Glenn R. Iason; 9. Contribution of wood
ants to nutrient cycling and ecosystem function Jan Frouz, Veronika Jílková
and Jouni Sorvari; 10. Diversity, ecology and conservation of wood ants in
North America James Trager; 11. Sampling and monitoring wood ants Anne
Freitag, Jenni A. Stockan, Christian Bernasconi, Arnaud Maeder and Daniel
Cherix; 12. Threats, conservation and management Jouni Sorvari; 13. Future
directions for wood ant ecology and conservation Elva J. H. Robinson and
Jenni A. Stockan.