SubjectThe Ants
Holldobler and Wilson's great ant book, now available again
Bert Holldobler and Edward O Wilson
732 pages, col and b/w photos, illus, figs, tabs.
Hardcover | 1990[1998 reprint] | #84867 | ISBN: 3540520929
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The importance of ants * Classification and origins * The colony life cycle * Altruism and the origin of the worker caste * Colony odor and kin recognition * Queen numbers and domination * Communication * Caste and division of labor * Social homeostasis and flexibility * Foraging and territorial strategies * The organization of species communities * Symbioses among ant species * Symbioses with other animals * Interaction with plants * The specialized predators * The army ants * The fungus growers * The harvesters * The weaver ants * Collecting and culturing ants * Glossary * Bibliography * Index.
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