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JOURNEY TO THE ANTS
A STORY OF SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION |
| By: |
Bert Holldobler, Edward O. Wilson |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0674485262 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780674485266 |
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| Publisher: |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
5 September, 1995 |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Description: |
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. |
| Synopsis: |
"Journey to the Ants" combines autobiography and scientific lore to what study of ants can offer. Bert Holldobler and E.O. Wilson interweave their personal adventures with the social lives of ants, building, from the first minute observations of childhood, an account of these abundant insects' evolutionary achievement. |
| Illustrations: |
60 color; 38 halftones, 26 line illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
The Belknap Press |
| Prizes: |
Short-listed for Rhone Poulenc General Prize for Science Books 1995 |
| Returns: |
Returnable |