Bibliograph

The superorganism, the beauty, elegance, and strangeness of insect societies, Bert Hölldobler and Edward O. Wilson ; line drawings by Margaret C. Nelson

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The superorganism, the beauty, elegance, and strangeness of insect societies, Bert Hölldobler and Edward O. Wilson ; line drawings by Margaret C. Nelson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The superorganism

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

227016678

Responsibility statement

Bert Hölldobler and Edward O. Wilson ; line drawings by Margaret C. Nelson

Sub title

the beauty, elegance, and strangeness of insect societies

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

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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Super-organism

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