The Guests of Ants - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Guests of Ants write by Bert Hölldobler. This book was released on 2022-07-19. The Guests of Ants available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Pulitzer Prize-winner Bert Hölldobler and behavioral ecologist Christina Kwapich reveal a universe of behavioral mechanisms whereby invaders known as myrmecophiles break into ant colonies. By decoding ants' sophisticated communication systems, these invaders disguise themselves as friendly, suppress ant aggression, and feast on colony resources.
The Ants
The Ants - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Ants write by Bert Hölldobler. This book was released on 1990. The Ants available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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. TOC: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 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.
Journey to the Ants
Journey to the Ants - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Journey to the Ants write by Bert Hölldobler. This book was released on 1998-07-21. Journey to the Ants available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Richly illustrated and delightfully written, Journey to the Ants combines autobiography and scientific lore to convey the excitement and pleasure the study of ants can offer. Bert Hölldobler and E. O. Wilson interweave their personal adventures with the social lives of ants, building, from the first minute observations of childhood, a remarkable account of these abundant insects’ evolutionary achievement.
Army Ants
Army Ants - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Army Ants write by Carol Krueger. This book was released on 2004-07-23. Army Ants available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Carpenter Ants of the United States and Canada
Carpenter Ants of the United States and Canada - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Carpenter Ants of the United States and Canada write by Laurel Dianne Hansen. This book was released on 2005. Carpenter Ants of the United States and Canada available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
