The superorganism : the beauty, elegance, and strangeness of insect societies / Bert HoÌlldobler and Edward O. Wilson ; line drawings by Margaret C. Nelson.
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.
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- ISBN: 9780393067040 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0393067041 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xxi, 522 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, c2009.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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Subject: | Insect societies. Insecten. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | QL 496 .H65 2009 | 30537438 | General Collection | Available | - |
The Superorganism : The Beauty Elegance and Strangeness of Insect Societies
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The Superorganism : The Beauty Elegance and Strangeness of Insect Societies
He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1929. He is currently Pellegrino University Research Professor & Honorary Curator in Entomology of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard. He is on the Board of Directors of the Nature Conservancy, Conservation International & the American Museum of Natural History. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts. (Bowker Author Biography)