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
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Robert W. Matthews · Janice R. Matthews
Insect Behavior Second Edition
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Robert W. Matthews University of Georgia Dept. Entomology Athens GA 30602 USA [email protected]
Janice R. Matthews University of Georgia Dept. Entomology Athens GA 30602 USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-90-481-2388-9 e-ISBN 978-90-481-2389-6 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-2389-6 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009926821 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover design: Boekhorst Design BV Cover photo credit: The male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus, shown here is one of the most recognizable butterflies in North America; females of this species are dimorphic, appearing in both yellow and black forms. Like many other butterflies, swallowtails are attracted to the aromatic flower clusters of Lantana for nectar, but do not lay eggs on its somewhat toxic foliage. The authors took this photograph in their garden. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface to the Second Edition
This book is for all who are interested in the biological sciences. Like the course that originally inspired it, the text is designed for use at senior undergraduate level for college and university students, so we trust that it will find readership among those who have had some basic introduction to entomology and animal behavior. However, we also hope it will prove useful to newcomers who may be approaching behavioral study from other perspectives. This is our second edition, born anew after thirty years. Much has changed during that time, especially in the breadth and depth of a field that (like us) was fairly young back in 1978. New technologies are allowing scientists to shape—and answer— questions in ways that once could not even have been envisioned. Insect behavior research now has wings, and is poised to take off. However, at this juncture, we all must also take care not lose an awareness of our roots. Thus, as writers introducing this exciting field of study to the next generation of scientists and insect enthusiasts, we have tried to strike a balance between new ideas and old, and between modern developments and historical insights. Our objectives in writing this edition remain the same as they have always been. The first of these has been to help readers understand how a number of major behavioral systems function. Thus, this is not an encyclopedia, but an introduction to fundamental concepts and processes as seen from a comparative evolutionary viewpoint. We have not documented numerous strings of examples merely for ‘co
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