Author: Erich Hoyt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684830450
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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The author alternates stories of individual ants with the research of two field biologists in Costa Rica.

Author: John Woodward
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 9780836878608
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Can't get students interested in science? Try this series! Taking a high-interest approach to life science, What Lives in...' Uses an exciting, magazine-style format and amazing, magnified photographs of insects and bacteria to grab readers' attention. They may never look at the world the same way again!

Author: Richard Dawkins
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192506234
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 452

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In The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins crystallized the gene's eye view of evolution developed by W.D. Hamilton and others. The book provoked widespread and heated debate. Written in part as a response, The Extended Phenotype gave a deeper clarification of the central concept of the gene as the unit of selection; but it did much more besides. In it, Dawkins extended the gene's eye view to argue that the genes that sit within an organism have an influence that reaches out beyond the visible traits in that body - the phenotype - to the wider environment, which can include other individuals. So, for instance, the genes of the beaver drive it to gather twigs to produce the substantial physical structure of a dam; and the genes of the cuckoo chick produce effects that manipulate the behaviour of the host bird, making it nurture the intruder as one of its own. This notion of the extended phenotype has proved to be highly influential in the way we understand evolution and the natural world. It represents a key scientific contribution to evolutionary biology, and it continues to play an important role in research in the life sciences. The Extended Phenotype is a conceptually deep book that forms important reading for biologists and students. But Dawkins' clear exposition is accessible to all who are prepared to put in a little effort. Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.

Author: Viraktamath
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004630503
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 797

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This volume includes 370 papers presented by leading scientists at the 11th International Congress of IUSSI at Bangalore, from August 5-11, 1990. The papers which have been classified into 30 sections relate to the symposia papers of the Congress. These cover various frontiers of research on social insects such as evolution of sociality, polygyny, social polymorphism, kin-recognition, kin- selection, foraging strategies, reproductive strategies, biogeography and phylogenetics of bees and ants pollination ecology and management of pestiferous social insects. The most important feature about these papers in this publication is that the results are presented in a crisp, brief and precise manner. Because of the brevity it has been possible to bring together, in one publication, almost all aspects of research on social insects from all parts of the world. The time between presentation of papers at a Congress and publication has been avoided by publishing this volume on the eve of the Congress and this enables scientists to refer to the results immediately.

Author: Larry Arnhart
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791495302
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 360

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This book shows how Darwinian biology supports an Aristotelian view of ethics as rooted in human nature. Defending a conception of "Darwinian natural right" based on the claim that the good is the desirable, the author argues that there are at least twenty natural desires that are universal to all human societies because they are based in human biology. The satisfaction of these natural desires constitutes a universal standard for judging social practice as either fulfilling or frustrating human nature, although prudence is required in judging what is best for particular circumstances. The author studies the familial bonding of parents and children and the conjugal bonding of men and women as illustrating social behavior that conforms to Darwinian natural right. He also studies slavery and psychopathy as illustrating social behavior that contradicts Darwinian natural right. He argues as well that the natural moral sense does not require religious belief, although such belief can sometimes reinforce the dictates of nature.

Author: Mark W. Moffett
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 1541617290
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 602

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The epic story and ultimate big history of how human society evolved from intimate chimp communities into the sprawling civilizations of a world-dominating species If a chimpanzee ventures into the territory of a different group, it will almost certainly be killed. But a New Yorker can fly to Los Angeles--or Borneo--with very little fear. Psychologists have done little to explain this: for years, they have held that our biology puts a hard upper limit--about 150 people--on the size of our social groups. But human societies are in fact vastly larger. How do we manage--by and large--to get along with each other? In this paradigm-shattering book, biologist Mark W. Moffett draws on findings in psychology, sociology and anthropology to explain the social adaptations that bind societies. He explores how the tension between identity and anonymity defines how societies develop, function, and fail. Surpassing Guns, Germs, and Steel and Sapiens, The Human Swarm reveals how mankind created sprawling civilizations of unrivaled complexity--and what it will take to sustain them.

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Category : Popular literature
Languages : en
Pages : 582

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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 886

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Author: Mark W. Moffett
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520945417
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289

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Intrepid international explorer, biologist, and photographer Mark W. Moffett, "the Indiana Jones of entomology," takes us around the globe on a strange and colorful journey in search of the hidden world of ants. In tales from Nigeria, Indonesia, the Amazon, Australia, California, and elsewhere, Moffett recounts his entomological exploits and provides fascinating details on how ants live and how they dominate their ecosystems through strikingly human behaviors, yet at a different scale and a faster tempo. Moffett’s spectacular close-up photographs shrink us down to size, so that we can observe ants in familiar roles; warriors, builders, big-game hunters, and slave owners. We find them creating marketplaces and assembly lines and dealing with issues we think of as uniquely human—including hygiene, recycling, and warfare. Adventures among Ants introduces some of the world’s most awe-inspiring species and offers a startling new perspective on the limits of our own perception. • Ants are world-class road builders, handling traffic problems on thoroughfares that dwarf our highway systems in their complexity • Ants with the largest societies often deploy complicated military tactics • Some ants have evolved from hunter-gatherers into farmers, domesticating other insects and growing crops for food

Author: Joseph Pellegrino
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1615661514
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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Anthony Daemond is an ant who longs for adventure far away from the humdrum routine of working in the tunnels. When a gang of slavemaker ants attack his colony, adventure unexpectedly finds him. A group of impressive warriors from The Great Hive arrive just in time to save the colony, ending this battle but signaling the beginning of the danger and excitement to come. Anthony, his best friend Celia, and Artie, his pet aphid, begin a quest that they hope will lead to their destiny. That is, until their path crosses with Iriana the Terrible, the newly crowned queen of wasps and hornets. Iriana's thirst for power and vengeance has set a terrible plan into motion, and she's willing to destroy anything and anyone that gets in her way. Bent on total control of the kingdom, and backed by an army of ruthless wasps and hornets, Iriana begins a campaign for dominance that can only lead to tragedy. Will Anthony and Celia reach their destination? Will they defy the perilous snares that await them? Or will they be too late? Readers will be spellbound by The Great Hive: A Real Hero, the first in an action-packed trilogy by author Joseph Pellegrino. Anthony may just be an ant, but sometimes good things come in small packages.