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Insect Behavior Robert W. Matthews · Janice R. Matthews Insect Behavior Second Edition 123 Robert W. Matthews Janice R. Matthews University of Georgia University of Georgia Dept. Entomology Dept. Entomology Athens GA 30602 Athens GA 30602 USA USA rwmatthews@ janrmatthews@ ISBN 978-90-481-2388-9 e-ISBN 978-90-481-2389-6 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-2389-6 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009926821 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover design: Boekhorst Design BV Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media () Preface to the Second Edition This book is for all who are interested in the biological sciences. Like the course that originally inspired it, the text is designed for use at senior undergraduate level for college and university students, so we trust that it will find readership among those who have had some basic introduction to entomology and animal behavior. However, we also hope it will prove useful to newcomers who may be approaching behavioral study from other perspectives. This is our second edition, born anew after thirty years. Much has changed during that time, especially in the breadth and depth of a field that (like us) was fairly young back in 1978. New technolo