Social butterflies / Henry S. Horn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horn, Henry S., 1941-2019, author.

Series:

Monographs in population biology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Butterflies--Identification.

Butterflies.

Butterflies--Behavior.

Genre:

Field guides.

Physical Description:

xviii, 272 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Throughout his career, Henry Horn developed a unique approach to the study of butterflies. In this book, he brings together his research with recent findings to present the most recent account of social butterflies-that is, butterflies whose interactions are sufficiently complex as to resemble the level of organization and communication typically associated with vertebrates and some bees. The core of the book consists of focused studies of five species: the Plain Ringlet, Eyed Brown, Great-Spangled Fritillaries, Viceroy, and Pearly Eye, in order of increasing complexity of social interaction. In each chapter, Horn presents a descriptive account of the species' natural history and behavioral idiosyncrasies, ranging behavior, and a model to explain a characteristic aspect of its behavior. He then proceeds to emphasize key departures from these models in order to present the hypothesis that some butterflies make decisions-that is, they are not simply pre-conditioned to react to stimuli in a certain way-by looking at how butterflies interact with the landscape and each other. The book ends with a summary of key conclusions as well as a list of intriguing but yet unanswered questions in need of future research"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Morphological and Perceptual Adaptations to Habitat and Society

Tactical Forward Vagrancy: The Ringlet Coenonympha tullia inornata

Fortuitous Site-Fidelity? The Eyed Brown Satyroides eurydice

Setting and Running a Trapline: The Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele

Defining and Defending a Territory: The Viceroy Limenitis archippus

Sociology at a Singles' Bar: The Pearly Eye Enodia anthedon

Do Butterflies Make Decisions?

Life-History Consequences of Individual Behavior

Summary and Speculations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Horn, Henry S., 1941-2019. Social butterflies

ISBN:

9780691206295

0691206295

9780691206301

0691206309

OCLC:

1195819347