Edward O. Wilson: The Ants | Buch

Cover: 9783540520924 | The Ants | Edward O. Wilson (u. a.) | Buch | Englisch | 1990

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Beschreibung

From the Arctic to South Africa - one finds them everywhere: Ants. Making up nearly 15% of the entire terrestrial animal biomass, ants are impressive not only in quantitative terms, they also fascinate by their highly organized and complex social system. Their caste system, the division of labor, the origin of altruistic behavior and the complex forms of chemical communication makes them the most interesting group of social organisms and the main subject for sociobiologists. Not least is their ecological importance: Ants are the premier soil turners, channelers of energy and dominatrices of the insect fauna.

Zusammenfassung

THE book on Ants, by the two world leading experts

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Importance of Ants.- 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 Strategies, Territory, and Population Regulation.- The Organization of Species Communities.- Symbioses among Ant Species.- Symbioses with Other Arthropods.- Symbioses between Ants and Plants.- The Specialized Predators.- The Army Ants.- The Fungus Growers.- The Harvesting Ants.- Weaver Ants.- Collecting, Culturing, Observing.

Details

Medium:	Buch
ISBN-13:	9783540520924
ISBN-10:	3540520929
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Wilson, Edward O. Hölldobler, Bert
Hersteller:	Springer-Verlag GmbH Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, productsafety@springernature.com
Maße:	285 x 215 x 47 mm
Von/Mit:	Edward O. Wilson (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	22.03.1990
Gewicht:	2,1 kg