Tiger Moths and Woolly Bears: Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution of the Arctiidae【編輯】 William E Conner
【出版】 Oxford University Press USA
【日期】 2008年11月20日
【規格】 精裝, 2.5*15.2*23.5 cm, 單色印刷, 303 pages, 18 黑白圖版+ 21彩色圖版.
【國際圖書編號】ISBN-13: 9780195327373
【價格】| £32.99 | approx. $48/€34| 博客來網路書店售價：2698元
【書介】
"Tiger moths"其實是中文所稱之燈蛾(Arctiid moths)，然而一般中文使用者直稱的虎蛾事實上指的是狹義夜蛾科(Noctuidae)虎蛾亞科(Agaristinae)的種類，無論是燈蛾或虎蛾, 兩者皆屬夜蛾總科(Noctuoidea)，且皆具有日行性、如虎斑艷麗對比色彩斑紋的類群。Wooly bears可泛指身披毛絨的鱗翅目幼蟲(多為燈蛾)，亦可專指分布於北美的燈蛾亞科物種Pyrrharctia isabella之幼蟲。台灣產的燈蛾科分屬為四個亞科: 鹿蛾亞科(Syntominae，約17種)、蜂燈蛾亞科(Ctenuchinae，1種)、燈蛾亞科(Arctiinae，約42種, 含蝶燈蛾亞科(Nycteminae)) 與苔蛾亞科(Lithosiinae，至少130種)，所有的亞科皆兼具日行性與夜行性種類。除了多樣化的外部形態特徵，燈蛾尚具有其他值得探討的課題，例如求偶行為、化學防禦、發聲與藉聽覺避敵的機制以及與不同生物地理區的蝴蝶、斑蛾、日行性夜蛾、蜂、椿象甚至蜚蠊互相形成擬態群的演化議題，這些由燈蛾為材料所衍生的最新研究都收錄在本書中。而本書作者William E. Conner為美國北卡羅萊納州維克森林大學(Wake Forest University)之生物學教授，其研究領域即以燈蛾作為主要研究材料，以探討視覺生態、化學生態與聽覺溝通的演化機制，他的研究群與明尼蘇達大學的Susan Weller有緊密的合作。
連結:
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Susan Weller Homepage
【簡介】Moths of the family Arctiidae, with their brilliant coloration, spectacular courtship rituals, and bizarre defenses, are wonders of the natural world. Unpalatable by virtue of secondary chemicals acquired from their hostplants, these moths advertise their defenses by their coloration and often mimic butterflies, wasps, bees, stinkbugs, and even cockroaches. They have ears with which they hear the echolocation of bats, and some answer with aposematic warnings, while some may jam the bats’ sonar.This book, the first written on this fascinating group, documents how tiger moths and woolly bears-the adults and larvae of the Arctiidae-flourish in a world rife with predators, parasites, and competitors. The contributing authors’ accounts, each written by a recognized expert in the field, weave together seminal studies on phylogeny and behavior, natural history, chemical communication, mate choice and sexual selection, chemical ecology, parasite-host relationships, self medication, animal orientation, predator-prey interactions, mimicry, adaptive coloration, speciation, biodiversity, and more.
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