Evolution of insect mating systems / edited by David M. Shuker and Leigh W. Simmons.
Contributor(s): Shuker, David M [editor.] | Simmons, Leigh W [editor.]
| Thornhill, Randy. Evolution of insect mating systems | Royal Entomological Society (Great Britain) [issuing body.]Material type: 
TextPublisher: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: xiv, 339 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmISBN: 9780199678020; 0199678022; 9780199678037; 0199678030Other title: Insect mating systemsSubject(s): Insects -- Reproduction | Insects -- Evolution | Insects -- Behavior -- Evolution | Sexual behavior in animals | Insecta -- physiology | Reproduction -- physiology | Biological Evolution | Sexual Behavior, Animal | insecta | reproductive behaviour | mating systems | animal ecology | Insects -- Behavior -- Evolution | Insects -- Evolution | Insects -- Reproduction | Sexual behavior in animals | Insekten | Fortpflanzung | EvolutionDDC classification: 595.70562 LOC classification: QL495 | .E86 2014Online resources: Table of contents | Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Updated version of: The evolution of insect mating systems / Randy Thornhill and John Alcock. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 1983. (Preface).
"This book is published on the occasion of the Royal Entomological Society's International Symposium on "The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems" in St Andrews, September 4-6 2013. All symposium speakers contributed to this volume."--Page [v].
Preceded by The evolution of insect mating systems / Randy Thornhill and John Alcock. 1983.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-334) and index.
Modes of reproduction / Benjamin B. Normark -- Sexual selection theory / David M. Shuker -- Mating systems / Hanna Kokko, Hope Klug, and Michael D. Jennions -- The genetics of insect mating systems / Michael G. Ritchie and Roger K. Butlin -- Reproductive physiology and behaviour / Patricia J. Moore -- Reproductive contests and the evolution of extreme weaponry / Douglas J. Emlen -- Alternative phenotypes within mating systems / Bruno A. Buzatto, Joseph L. Tomkins, and Leigh W. Simmons -- Mate choice / John Hunt and Scott K. Sakaluk -- The evolution of polyandry / Rhonda R. Snook -- Sperm competition / Leigh W. Simmons -- Cryptic female choice / G�oran Arnqvist -- Parental care / Per T. Smiseth -- Parasites and pathogens in sexual selection / Marlene Zuk and Nina Wedell -- Sexual selection in social insects / Boris Baer -- The evolution of insect mating systems / John Alcock and Randy Thornhill.
Insects display a wide diversity of mating and social behaviours. Studying these systems provides insights into a wide range of evolutionary and behavioural questions, such as the evolution of sex, sexual selection, sexual conflict, and parental care. This edited volume provides an update of the book, The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems (Thornhill and Alcock, 1983). This new volume brings the empirical and conceptual scope of the original book fully up to date, incorporating the new knowledge and research of the last 30 years. It explores the evolution of complex forms of sex determination in insects, and the role of sexual selection in shaping the evolution of mating systems. Selection arising via male contest competition and female choice (both before and after copulation) are discussed, as are the roles of parasites and pathogens in mediating the strength of sexual selection, and the role that parental care plays in successful reproduction.
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