Genomics, Physiology and Behaviour of Social Insects

Physiology, Behavior, Genomics of Social Insects provides comprehensive information on the social insect groups described, including new and unique reviews on emerging model social organisms.

The book's interdisciplinary approach integrates behavior, genomics, and physiology, providing readers with great insights into the present state of a rapidly expanding area of research. It also discusses areas where new research tools will bring hope to longstanding problems.

1. Old Threads Make New Tapestry – Rewiring of Signalling Pathways Underlies Caste Phenotypic Plasticity in the Honey Bee, Apis mellifera L.

Klaus Hartfelder, Karina R. Guidugli-Lazzarini, Mario S. Cervoni, Douglas E. Santos and Fernanda C. Humann

2. The Physiological and Genomic Bases of Bumble Bee Social Behavior

Etya Amsalem, Christina M. Grozinger, Mario Padilla and Abraham Hefetz

3. Physiological and Genomic Mechanisms of Social Organization in Wasps (Family: Vespidae)

Jennifer M. Jandt and Amy L. Toth

4. Juvenile Hormone, a Central Regulator of Termite Caste Polyphenism

Judith Korb

5. The Physiology and Genomics of Social Transitions in Aphids

Patrick Abbot

6. Insect Reward Systems: Comparing Flies and Bees

Eirik Søvik , Clint J. Perry and Andrew B. Barron

7. Epigenetics in Social Insects

Karl M. Glastad, Linh Chau and Michael A. D. Goodisman

8. The Molecular and Evolutionary Genetic Implications of Being Truly Social for the Social Insects

Timothy A. Linksvayer

9. Population Genomic and Phylogenomic Insights into the Evolution of Physiology and Behavior in Social Insects

Clement F. Kent and Amro Zayed

10. Understanding Honey Bee Worker Self-Sacrifice: A Conceptual-Empirical Framework Emma K. Mullen and Graham J. Thompson

Our volume will be of interest to students and researchers in the fields of physiology, behavior, and genomics, but it will also be immediately relevant to the broader field of evolutionary biologists interested in how sociality evolves, and geneticists studying complex traits.

• Provides the latest research on the genomics, behavior and physiology of social insects
• Presents diverse and authoritative syntheses on the relationship between genomics, physiology, and the fascinating behavior of social insects
• Takes an in-depth look of the current state of social insect research and its future path