Social Butterflies / / Henry S. Horn.

An ecologist's investigation of the social lives of butterfliesThroughout his career, Henry Horn took a unique approach to the study of butterflies. This book brings together his findings with recent advances in behavioral ecology to provide an incomparable look at the social lives of butterfli...

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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Monographs in Population Biology ; 120
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Physical Description:1 online resource (296 p.) :; 96 b/w illus. 23 tables.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: Mysteries and Methods
  • 2. Morphological and Perceptual Adaptations to Habitat and Society: Bases for Cues and Rules of Behavior
  • 3. Tactical Forward Vagrancy: The Ringlet Coenonympha tullia inornata
  • 4. Fortuitous Site- Fidelity? The Eyed Brown Satyrodes eurydice
  • 5. Setting and Running a Trapline: The Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele
  • 6. Defining and Defending a Territory: The Viceroy Limenitis archippus
  • 7. Sociology at a Singles Bar: The Pearly Eye Enodia anthedon
  • 8. Do Butterflies Make Decisions?
  • 9. Life History Consequences of Individual Behavior
  • 10. Summary and Speculations
  • Appendix A. Taxonomy
  • Appendix B. More Natural History
  • Appendix C. Machinery
  • Appendix D. NetLogo Programs
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • MONOGRAPHS IN POPULATION BIOLOGY