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Polyembryonic Insects

An Extreme Clonal Reproductive Strategy

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Authors:
  1. Kikuo Iwabuchi

    1. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan

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  • The first book on polyembryonic insects – unique animals producing “thousandplets” (1000 identical clones)
  • Includes numerous findings on polyembronic insects that overturned common concepts in general biology
  • Introduces new findings that contribute widely to life sciences including physiology, developmental biology, endocrinology, immunology and medicine

Part of the book series: Entomology Monographs (ENTMON)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Overview of Polyembryony

    • Kikuo Iwabuchi
    Pages 1-44

  3. Polyembryony in Encyrtid Parasitoids

    • Kikuo Iwabuchi
    Pages 45-94

  4. Host–Polyembryonic Parasitoid Interactions

    • Kikuo Iwabuchi
    Pages 95-132

  5. Sociality in Polyembryonic Parasitoids

    • Kikuo Iwabuchi
    Pages 133-162

  6. Ecology and Evolution of Polyembryony

    • Kikuo Iwabuchi
    Pages 163-191

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 193-199
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About this book

This book provides an overview of our current understanding of polyembryony in insects. The study of polyembronic insects has advanced considerably over the last several decades.
The book shows the exciting potential of polyembryonic insects and their impact on life sciences. It describes the mechanisms of polyembryogenesis; tissue-compatible invasion of the host, which is the first case of compatible cellular interaction between phylogenetically distant organisms without rejection; the sex differences in defense; and the environmental regulation of caste structure. 


The first book devoted to polyembryony in insects, it draws on the author’s research on polyembryonic wasps from 1990 to the present day, covering various topics such as polyembryogenesis in vitro, host-parasite interaction, sex differences in soldier function/humoral toxic factor, and the transcription analysis of polyembryogenesis.
It is intended not only for researchers in the field of entomology, parasitology, ontogeny, reproductive biology, developmental biology, sociobiology, and evolutionary developmental biology (Evo-Devo), but also for postgraduate students in these fields.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan

    Kikuo Iwabuchi

About the author

Kikuo Iwabuchi is an Emeritus Professor at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. He received his undergraduate degree from Chiba University in 1975, and his Ph.D in Science from Kyoto University in 1988. From 2001 to 2017, he was a Professor of Applied Entomology at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, where he became an Emeritus Professor in 2019.  He was the president of The Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology from 2015 to 2017.  

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Polyembryonic Insects

  • Book Subtitle: An Extreme Clonal Reproductive Strategy

  • Authors: Kikuo Iwabuchi

  • Series Title: Entomology Monographs

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0958-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-0957-5Published: 13 February 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-0960-5Published: 13 February 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-0958-2Published: 12 February 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2522-526X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2522-5278

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 199

  • Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 23 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Entomology, Developmental Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Ecology

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