▪ Abstract We discuss a framework for studying the evolution of morphology in insects, based
on the concepts of “phenotypic plasticity” and “reaction norms.” We illustrate this approach …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the hormonal regulation of plasticity in
development and reproduction in the honeybee. The insight that hormones may be the …

Regardless of genetic makeup, a female honey bee becomes a queen or worker depending
on the food she receives as a larva. For decades, it has been known that nutrition and …

Within all species of animals, the size of each organ bears a specific relationship to overall
body size. These patterns of organ size relative to total body size are called static allometry …

An understanding of the anatomy and functions of internal and external structures is
fundamental to many studies on the honey bee Apis mellifera. Similarly, proficiency in …

The concept of innateness is a part of folk wisdom but is also used by biologists and
cognitive scientists. This concept has a legitimate role to play in science only if the colloquial …

Male dung beetles (Onthophagus taurus) facultatively produce a pair of horns that extend
from the base of the head: males growing larger than a threshold body size develop long …

Behavioral development in the adult worker honey bee (Apis mellifera), from performing
tasks inside the hive to foraging, is associated with an increase in the blood titer of juvenile …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the endocrine control of insect polyphenism.
Polyphenism in insects is associated with some of the most striking and successful life …

This book describes the evolutionary and ecological consequences of reproductive
competition for scarabaeine dung beetles. As well as giving us insight into the private lives …