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Why are social insects interesting/important to us
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large impact on ecosystem
make up most of animal biomass excellent subjects for studies (sociobio) Uses as model systems for complex processes |
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Sociality
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cooperative interactions, aside from mating behavior, among individuals of the same species
most insects are not social, only when for mating or territory |
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Presocial
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social but not having all eusociality characteristics:
aggregation Subsocial Parasocial |
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Eusocial ("true" social)
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co-operative care of young; offspring dont survive w/ help of parent/siblings
overlap of generations; parent and sibling care for juveniles and contribute to colony reproductive division of labor; (caste system) |
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Parasocial Behavior
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adults live close to one another
females may help other females provision nests only some females mate/lay eggs |
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Subsocial
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Protect or progressively feed offspring
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Aggregations
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Aposematic insects (warning coloration)
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Eusocial examples
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Termites (workers, soldiers, queen, males)
Bees Ants |
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Dance Language
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communication of honey bees
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Importance of Eusociality
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Has evolved multiple times in insects; makes insects a key group for the study of the evolution of sociality and the genetics of social behaviors
theories are not mutually exclusive |
