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Last update: JPROKOP (17.04.2007)
eusocial taxa, origination of social behaviour, ontogeny, communication, ecological and economical importance of social insects etc. The lecture includes total survey of the most important aspects of life of social insects and place them into the evolutionary and functional context. |
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Last update: JPROKOP (17.04.2007)
Abe T., Bignell D. E. & Higashi M. 2000: Termites: Evolution, Sociality, Symbioses, Ecology. Cluwer Academic Publisher, Boston. Bourke, A.F.G., and Franks, N.R. (1995). Social Evolution in Ants (Princeton: Princeton University Press). Choe, J. C. and Crespi, B. J. 1997. Evolution of Social Behavior in Insects and Arachnids. Cambridge Univ. Press. QL496.E95 Costa, James T., 2006. The other insect societies, Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006. Hermann H. R. 1979, 1981, 1982: Social Insects, vol. 1, 2, 3. Academic Press, New York. Hölldobler, B. and Wilson, E. O. 1990. The Ants. Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press. QL568.F7 H57 Hölldobler, B. and Wilson, E. O. 1994. Journey to the Ants. Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press. QL568.F7 Krishna K. & Weesner F. M. 1969, 1970: Biology of termites, vol. 1, 2. Academic Press, New York. Michener, C. D. 1974. The Social Behavior of the Bees. Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press. 426.3 M623so Trivers, R. L., Hare H. 1976. Haplodiploidy and the evolution of the social insects. Science 191: 249-263. Wilson, E. O. The Insect Societies. 1971. Harvard Univ. Press. Available at UF Bookstores. |
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Last update: STRAKA-JAKUB/VOL.CZ (28.11.2011)
Ústní zkouška: Založená je na jedné obecné otázce vycházející ze znalostí celého ročního cyklu a která spojuje všechny sociální skupiny. Základní otázka je vždy dopněna sérijí upřesňujících dotazů.
Materiály: viz. doporučená literatura, prezentace z přednášek (k dispozici na vyžádání). |
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Last update: JPROKOP (17.04.2007)
1: Introduction, definition of terms. What (eu)sociality means, its origin and evolution. Subsocial and social groups of insects. Exclusive features of eusocial organisms. Eusociality in aphids and thrips. Definition of the most important terms. 2: Termites I Evolution, taxonomy and phylogeny. Ontogeny and polymorphism. Regulation of ontogeny, social homeostasis. Evolution of soldier and true worker caste. Colony development. 3: Termites II Nutritional ecology. Ecological groups, relation between ecology and ontogeny. Symbiotic organisms. Competition. Economic importance of termites, synantropic species. 4: Termites III Behavioral ecology. Chemical ecology and sensory physiology. Recognition of relatives. Division of labour, polyethism. Defence of societies. Social parasites and their integration into societies. 5: Hymenoptera I The origin and evolution of (eu)sociality. Structure of eusocial colonies. Kin selection, altruism. Haplodiploid sex theory and its criticisms. Parental manipulation. Earlier stages of sociality as the predecessors of eusociality. Reduction of social behaviour. 6: Hymenoptera II Sex ration theory in Hymenoptera and the reality. Conflicts within colony and their solutions; sex allocation & policing. Sex manipulation. Evolution of monogynous and polygynous colonies. Role of sexes. 7: Ants I Life and development of individual and colony. Systematic and evolution of major ant groups. Role and evolution of castes. Social relations within colony. Social homeostasis. Division of labour and its regulation. 8: Ants II Ethology and behavioural ecology. Elements of behaviour. Recruitment. Social recognition and social parasitism. Navigation, self-organisation. Role of food within colony. Symbioses with other organisms. Host-parasitic relationships. Predatory behaviour. Mimesis. 9: Ants III Ant role in ecosystem. Overview of life strategies of ants (army ants, legionary ants, leaf-cutter ants, harvester-ants, weaver ants & etc.) and their biogeography. 10: Wasps Systematics and origin of sociality. Colony development and social organization. Division of labour 11: Bees Systematics and social evolution. Colony development and organization in primitively eusocial and highly eusocial species. Division of labour, polyethism. Communication, navigation, chemical and optical orientation and sensory physiology. Foraging strategy 12: Bees and Wasps Unexpected cases of social organization and analysis of observed situatins in relation to present theories and definitions. Social polymorphism and colony fitness, worker reproduction ability, ?eusociality" with no worker cooperation etc.
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