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Biology of Termites: A Modern Synthesis

Biology of Termites: A Modern Synthesis


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1. An introduction to termites: biology, taxonomy and functional morphology (Paul Eggleton) 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Diversity, taxonomy, classification 1.3. The colony 1.4. The colony as (super)organism 1.5. Reproduction and dispersal: alates 1.6. Worker morphology 1.7. Construction, feeding and tending 1.8. Active defence: soldiers 1.9. Protection, stability, fortification: nests and mounds 1.10. Conclusions References 2. Termite phylogenetics and co-cladogenesis with symbionts (Nathan Lo, Paul Eggleton) 2.1.Introduction 2.2. Phylogenetic 2.3. Co-cladogenesis between cockroaches, termites, and their symbionts 2.4. Fossil history and key events leading to the origin of termites 2.5. Taxonomic implications of the phylogenetic position of termites 2.6. Termite phylogeny: morphological character sets 2.7. Phylogenetic and taxonomic relationships among Termites 2.8. Conclusions References 3. Evolution and function of endogenous termite cellulases (Nathan Lo, Gaku Tokuda, Hirofumi Watanabe) 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Cellulose and cellulases 3.3. A brief history of cellulose research 3.4. Discovery of endogenous cellulose genes and their evolutionary origins 3.5. Endogenous endoglucanases and -glucosidase copy number and expression in termites 3.6. Functional significance of endogenous cellulases 3.7. Caste specific production of cellulose genes 3.8. Conclusions References 4. Altricial development in wood-feeding cockroaches: the key antecedent of termite eusociality (Christine A Nalepa) 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Altricial development 4.3. Altricial offspring: necessary precedent to eusociality 4.4. Altricial development becomes the norm 4.5. Conclusions References 5. Eusocial evolution in termites and Hymenoptera (Kenneth J Howard, Barbara L. Thorne) 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Evolution from subsocial ancestors 5.3. Forms of helpers 5.4. Predisposition for eusociality 5.5. Selective processes promoting eusocial helpers 5.6. Synthesis References 6. Social organization and the status of workers in termites (Yves Roisin, Judith Korb) 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Mastotermitidae 6.3. Wood-dwelling termites 6.4. Hodotermitidae 6.5. Rhinotermitidae, Serritermitidae and Termitidae 6.6. Origin and evolution of the worker caste 6.7. Conclusion: what is a worker? References 7. Ecology, behavior and evolution of disease resistance in termites (Rebeca B Rosengaus, James FA Traniello, Mark S Bulmer) 7.1. Introduction 7.2. Phylogeny, eusociality and the evolution of disease resistance in termites 7.3. Termite microbial ecology, disease risk and immunocompetence 7.4. Social behavior and infection control 7.5. Termite life history, genetic diversity and disease resistance 7.6. Disease and colony foundation 7.7. Conclusions 8. Comparative biology of fungus cultivation in termites and ants (Tânia Nobre, Corinne Rouland-Lefèvre, Duur Aanen) 8.1. Introduction 8.2. Evolutionary history of fungiculture 8.3. Colony foundation and establishment of the fungus garden 8.4. Role of fungal symbiont 8.5. Fungus garden protection 8.6. Evolutionary stability 8.7. Concluding remarks References 9. Molecular basis underlying caste differentiation in termites (Toru Miura, Michael E Scharf) 9.1. Introduction 9.2. A historical view of classic work on case determination and differentiation 9.3. Screening of genes responsible for caste differentiation: gene discovery and genomics 9.4. Investigation of gene functions in termites: functional genomics 9.5. Hormonal regulation of caste differentiation 9.6. Morphogenesis in caste differentiation 9.7. Social regulation of caste ratios 9.8. Sociogenomics in termites 9.9. Conclusions and perspectives References 10. Sexual and asexual reproduction in termites (Kenji Matsuura) 10.1. Introduction 10.2. Facultative parthenogenesis in maleless colony Foundation 10.3. Mechanism of termite parthenogenesis 10.4. Asexual queen succession (AQS) 10.5. Parthenogenesis and recessive deleterious genes 10.6. Genetic basis of AQS 10.7. Comparison of AQS


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  • ISBN-13: 9789400794955
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer
  • Edition: 2nd ed. 2011
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 31 mm
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 9400794959
  • Publisher Date: 08 Nov 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 576
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 870 gr


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