| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxi, 522 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The construction of a superorganism -- Genetic social evolution -- Sociogenesis -- The genetic evolution of decision rules -- The division of labor -- Communication -- The rise of the ants -- Ponerine ants : the great radiation -- The attine leafcutters : the ultimate superorganisms -- Nest architecture and house hunting. |
| Summary |
The Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of Ants present a lavishly detailed account of the extraordinary lives of social insects that draws on more than two decades of research and offers insight into how bees, termites, and other insect societies thrive in systems of altruistic cooperation, complex communication, and labor division. |
| Subject |
Insect societies.
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| Added Author |
Wilson, Edward O.
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| Added Title |
Super-organism |
| ISBN |
9780393067040 hardcover |
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0393067041 hardcover |
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