Plant Mites and Sociality

Diversity and Evolution

By: Yutaka Saito

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Hardcover | 17 December 2009

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Mites are very small animals, characterized by wingless and eyeless bodies, in which sociality has been discovered. This book offers detailed descriptions of the diverse social systems and the social evolution of mites, ranging from genetic to ecological aspects. Through a broad spectrum of studies including traditional natural history, taxonomy, modern evolutionary and behavioral ecology, and theoretical models as well, the book addresses a number of important findings on plant mite evolution and species radiation, with the author succeeding in combining theoretical and practical approaches in behavioral ecology by proposing a new game theory. These findings reflect the complex evolutionary history of these taxa and also help to point out clearly what is known and what is not yet known to date. Mites have been considered a minor animal group, but the author shows that mites actually possess great diversity and therefore make unique materials for evolutionary and behavioral studies.

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From the reviews: "Saito's book should be of appeal to students learning about and researchers working on animal behavior and behavioral ecology, especially those interested in the evolution of cooperative behaviors and social organization. It may also be of interest to researchers working in pest management ... . Saito's book gives a fascinating glimpse of how wonderful the life of mites can be and should stimulate many of its readers to focus in their research on mites and pick up and dive into topics related to behavioral ecology." (Peter Schausberger, Experimental and Applied Acarology, Vol. 52, October, 2010)

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Non-Fiction Science Biology, Life Sciences Zoology & Animal Sciences Zoology & Invertebrates Animal Behaviour Animal Ecology Life Sciences in General Evolution Psychology Ecological Science

What Are Mites?	p. 1
Brief Systematic Overview of Acari	p. 1
Peculiarities of Mites for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies	p. 1
Plant Mites	p. 5
Spider Mites and Plants	p. 5
Life History and Host Plants	p. 9
Life Type Diversity in Spider Mites	p. 11
What is a Life Type?	p. 12
Supposed Function of LW and CW Life Types	p. 17
Diversity of Physiological Adaptation in Spider Mites	p. 25
Variation in Overwintering Stage	p. 25
Diapause	p. 27
Diversity of Plant Mites Other Than Spider Mites	p. 29
Phytoseiids	p. 29
Predators Other Than Phytoseiids	p. 37
Diverse Micro-cosmos on Sasa	p. 39
Diversity in Sasa-Inhabiting Mites	p. 39
Is the Flattened Body an Antipredator Strategy?	p. 42
Do Oviposition and Undergoing Quiescence on Tips of Leaf Hairs Constitute Antipredatory Behaviors?	p. 44
Do Compartment-Type Nests Have Antipredator Functions?	p. 46
Woven Nests of Stigmaeopsis	p. 48
What is Stigmaeopsis	p. 48
Is Nest Size Variation a Reflection of Antipredator Strategy?	p. 52
Advantages of Small Nests	p. 54
Additional Advantages of Small Nests	p. 56
Why are There Large Nest Builders?	p. 61
Disruptive Selection on Nest Size?	p. 64
A Further Question	p. 67
Explanation of Diversity in Life Type and Life History Variation on Sasa	p. 68
Other Variation in Spider Mites on Sasa	p. 69
Mite Sociality	p. 71
Diversity in Genetic System	p. 71
Sexual Behavior	p. 73
Sex Ratio	p. 78
Sociality in Stigmaeopsis	p. 84
Sociality in Spider Mites	p. 92
Overview of Mite Sociality	p. 94
Background of Social Evolution in Mites	p. 98
Inbreeding Depression in Haplo-diploidy	p. 105
Kin Selection	p. 109
Variation in Male Aggressiveness Between Species	p. 109
Variation in Male Aggressiveness Within a Species	p. 113
Egoism and Cooperation	p. 118
Two Groups Showing Different Levels of Male Aggressiveness	p. 119
Why Are There Two Groups Showing Different Clinal Trends?	p. 122
Sexual Selection	p. 125
Theoretical Explanation of Male Aggression and Cooperation	p. 126
Absolute Conditions for Cooperation	p. 127
Mixed Strategy of Aggression and Cooperation	p. 130
Fitting Practical Data to the Model	p. 134
Thought Exercise	p. 137
Is Basic Science the Father of Applied Science?	p. 141
What Has Happened in Chinese Bamboo Forests?	p. 141
Plausible Factors for Pest Outbreaks	p. 143
Approaching a Factor	p. 144
Simulation of One-Predator-Two-Prey Systems	p. 145
Epilogue: Japanese Sato-yama	p. 150
Further Research for Mite Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology	p. 153
Afterword	p. 155
Appendices	p. 157
Brief History of Reinstatement of Stigmaeopsis	p. 157
Model of Repeated Blind Sampling	p. 158
Calculation of Practical Parameters in Game Model	p. 160
References	p. 163
Index	p. 175
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