The ants /
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| Author / Creator: | Hölldobler, Bert, 1936- |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press, 1990. |
| Description: | xii, 732 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1042216 |
Table of Contents:
- 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
