Ichnoentomology : insect traces in soils and paleosols / Jorge Fernando Genise.
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TextSeries: Topics in geobiology ; 37.Publication details: Switzerland : Springer, 2017.Description: xxviii, 695 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmISBN: - 9783319282084
- 560.43 23 G331
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Includes bibliographical references.
1. Introduction --
2. The wall : where every trace begins --
3. Other characters : shape, fillings and further micromorphological characters --
4. Classifications : the utopia of classifying the unclassifiable --
5. The keys. 1, Celliformidae and Coprinisphaeridae --
6. The keys. 2, Krausichnidae and Pallichnidae --
7. Dung beetle masonry --
8. Trace fossils of dung beetles --
9. Basic architecture of soil nesting wasps and bees --
10. Wasp and bee trace fossils --
11. Blueprints of termite and ant nests --
12. The trace fossil record of eusociality in ants and termites --
13. Other insect trace fossils in paleosols : cicadas, chafers, weevils, and sphinx moths --
14. Traces from nest invaders --
15. Soil neighbors. 1, Traces of other organisms in paleosols. Crustaceans and earthworms --
16. Soil neighbors. 2, Traces of other organisms in paleosols. Vertebrates and roots --
17. Insect trace fossils in other substances than paleosols. 1, Plant remains --
18. Insect trace fossils in other substances than paleosols. 2, Bones, caddisfly cases, trackways, imprints and aerial nests --
19. Trace fossils as the physical evidence of evolution of insect behavior --
20. (The most remarkable insect) : ichnofabrics in paleosols --
21. Paleosol ichnofacies --
22. Paleoenvironmental analysis and ichnoentomological synthesis.
This book is devoted to the ichnology of insects, and associated trace fossils, in soils and paleosols. The traces described here, mostly nests and pupation chambers, include one of the most complex architectures produced by animals. Chapters explore the walls, shapes and fillings of trace fossils followed by their classifications and ichnotaxonomy. Detailed descriptions and interpretations for different groups of insects like bees, ants, termites, dung beetles and wasps are also provided.
Chapters also highlight the the paleoenvironmental significance of insect trace fossils in paleosols for paleontological reconstructions, sedimentological interpretation, and ichnofabrics analysis. Readers will discover how insect trace fossils act as physical evidence for reconstructing the evolution of behavior, phylogenies, past geographical distributions, and to know how insects achieved some of the more complex architectures. The book will appeal to researchers and graduate students in ichnology, sedimentology, paleopedology, and entomology and readers interested in insect architecture.
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