Interindividual behavioral variability in social insects /

These 14 papers from a total of 21 contributors are the result of a 1985 symposium that addressed the issue of individual variability in the social insects. The behavior of individuals within an insect colony often varies dramatically. "It is not farfetched to assert that no two colony members behave alike during their lifetimes." Aspects of this variability in behavior are discussed by the authors, and the papers are of considerable interest to students of social insect behavior. Many of the authors are young and are obviously pioneer researchers in a rapidly developing field of study. It should be noted that only Hymenoptera are discussed, with most of the research having been done on ants, but there are two papers on bees and two on wasps. Reproduced from typewritten copy, the volume is illustrated with line drawings and graphs. It is recommended especially for academic libraries serving readers interested in entomology and animal behavior. -R. C. Graves, Bowling Green State University