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Journey to the Ants
Bert Hölldobler
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Description for Journey to the Ants
Paperback. This text, based on two scientists' lifelong observations, provides an account of the social structure and evolutionary achievement of these remarkable insects. It covers topics including co-operation, reproduction, hunting, and building of temperature-controlled nests. Num Pages: 304 pages, 60 color; 38 halftones, 26 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 728.
Richly illustrated and delightfully written, Journey to the Ants combines autobiography and scientific lore to convey the excitement and pleasure the study of ants can offer. Bert Hölldobler and E. O. Wilson interweave their personal adventures with the social lives of ants, building, from the first minute observations of childhood, a remarkable account of these abundant insects’ evolutionary achievement.
Richly illustrated and delightfully written, Journey to the Ants combines autobiography and scientific lore to convey the excitement and pleasure the study of ants can offer. Bert Hölldobler and E. O. Wilson interweave their personal adventures with the social lives of ants, building, from the first minute observations of childhood, a remarkable account of these abundant insects’ evolutionary achievement.
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674485266
SKU
V9780674485266
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About Bert Hölldobler
Bert Hölldobler is the Robert A. Johnson Professor in Social Insect Research at Arizona State University. He was previously Professor of Biology and Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University and subsequently held the chair for Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology at the University of Würzburg, Germany. He is an elected member of many academies, including the American Academy of ... Read more
Reviews for Journey to the Ants
Beautifully written and illustrated...These fifteen chapters are a bustling but well-organized ant heap, full of wonders natural and intellectual.
Philip Morrison
Scientific American
Everyone should read Journey to the Ants; it is a book to read right through; I have done so twice so far. It brings back the joy of science and restores the sense of ... Read more
Philip Morrison
Scientific American
Everyone should read Journey to the Ants; it is a book to read right through; I have done so twice so far. It brings back the joy of science and restores the sense of ... Read more