- 1. The Importance of Ants
- 2. Classification and Origins
- 3. The Colony Life Cycle
- 4. Altruism and the Origin of the Worker Caste
- 5. Colony Odor and Kin Recognition
- 6. Queen Numbers and Domination
- 7. Communication
- 8. Caste and Division of Labor
- 9. Social Homeostasis and Flexibility
- 10. Foraging Strategies, Territory, and Population Regulation
- 11. The Organization of Species Communities
- 12. Symbioses among Ant Species
- 13. Symbioses with Other Arthropods
- 14. Symbioses between Ants and Plants
- 15. The Specialized Predators
- 16.The Army Ants
- 17. The Fungus Growers
- 18. The Harvesting Ants
- 19. Weaver Ants
- 20. Collecting, Culturing, Observing
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
The Ants
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HARDCOVER
$134.50 • £99.95 • €121.10
ISBN 9780674040755
Publication: March 1990
746 pages
10 x 12 inches
60 color halftones, 38 black & white halftones, 26 line illustrations
Not for sale in UK, British Commonwealth & Europe (except Canada)
Awards
- 1991 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
- 1990 R.R. Hawkins Award, Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers
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