Author: William Morton WheelerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ants
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Ants of the American Museum Congo Expedition
Author: William Morton WheelerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ants
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Ants of the American Museum Congo Expedition
Author: William Morton WheelerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ants
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Ants Collected in British Guiana by the Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History During 1911
Author: William Morton WheelerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ants
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
Ants in Their Diverse Relations to the Plant World
Author: Joseph Charles BequaertPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ants
Languages : en
Pages : 251
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The Ants
Author: Bert HölldoblerPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674040759
Category : Ants
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
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.
A Bibliography of Ant Systematics
Author: Philip S. WardPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520098145
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
This bibliography is a comprehensive compilation of the literature on ant systematics. Covering the period 1758 to 1995, it contains entries for approximately 8,000 publications on the taxonomy, evolution, and comparative biology of ants. Most of the literature citations have been carefully verified and precisely dated. An introductory chapter discusses the problems associated with dating a citation of taxonomic literature. A list of all serials cited (more than 1,300 titles) and their abbreviations accompanies the bibliography.
Insects and Ant-plants
Author: The Ants of Fiji
Author: Eli M. SarnatPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520955218
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The ant fauna of the Fijian archipelago is a diverse assemblage of endemic radiations, pan-Pacific species, and exotics introduced from around the world. The Ants of Fiji describes the entire Fijian ant fauna, and includes the results of a recently completed archipelago-wide biodiversity inventory. A total of 187 ant species representing 43 genera are recognized here with an illustrated key to genera, synopses of each species, keys to species of all genera, and a species list. The work is heavily illustrated with specimen images, distribution maps, and habitat elevation charts.
ANTS
Author: AGOSTI DPublisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Numbering more than nine thousand described species, ants rank among the most abundant and widespread groups. The collective weight of ants in tropical forests and grasslands may constitute as much as 10 to 15 percent of the animal biomass. Ground-dwelling ants are major invertebrate predators in some areas, and they also have profound effects on flora because of their prodigious ability to consume plants, disperse seeds, and enrich the soil. Interacting with other organisms at every level, ants are ubiquitous, diverse, easy to collect, and sensitive to environmental change -- all attributes that make them well suited to biodiversity studies. Written by thirty leading ant biologists, this comprehensive book describes procedures for surveying the diversity of ground-dwelling ants. It introduces a standardized protocol for collecting ant samples in any part of the world and for conducting repeated sampling over time, which enables researchers to analyze global and longterm patterns. Chapters compare ant diversity to the diversity of other organisms and explain the value of ant studies in monitoring ecosystem change in diverse regions, including Madagascar, Malaysia, India, and Brazil. Covering aspects of ant ecology and taxonomy, species identification, specimen preparation, and sources of sampling equipment, this book provides the necessary foundation for readers from a wide range of backgrounds. It is indispensable not only to ant researchers but also to entomologists, conservationists, students, land managers, and others who assess biodiversity or environmental impacts.
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
Author: Joel Asaph AllenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Comprises articles on geology, paleontology, mammalogy, ornithology, entomology and anthropology.