Journey to the ants: a story of scientific exploration/

Main Author: Holldobler, Bert, 1936-
Other Authors: Wilson, Edward Osborne,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press: Harvard University Press, 1994
Subjects:
Item Description:Includes bibliographical reference and index.
Contents: The Dominance of Ants -- For the Love of Ants -- The Life and Death ofthe Colony -- How Ants Communicate -- War and Foreign Policy -- TheUr-Ants -- Conflict and Dominance -- The Origin of Cooperation -- TheSuperorganism -- Social Parasites: Breaking the Code -- The Trophobionts -- Army Ants -- The Strangest Ants -- How Ants Control Their Environment -- Epilogue: Who Will Survive? -- How to Study Ants.
Physical Description:228 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
ISBN:0674485254