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Adventures among ants : a global safari with a cast of trillions /
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 elsew...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley, Calif. ; London :
University of California Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Travels with MyAnts; A Brief Primer on Ants; Marauder Ant, the Ultimate Omnivore; 1. Strength in Numbers; 2. The Perfect Swarm; 3. Division of Labor; 4. Infrastructure; 5. GroupTransport; African Army Ant, Raiders on the Swarm; 6. Big Game Hunters; 7. Clash of theTitans; 8. Notes from Underground; Weaver Ant, Empress of the Air; 9. Canopy Empires; 10. Fortified Forests; 11. Negotiating the PhysicalWorld; Amazon Ant, the Slavemaker; 12. Slaves of Sagehen Creek; 13. Abduction in the Afternoon; Leafcutter Ant, the Constant Gardener.
- 14. A Fungus Farmer's Life15. The Origins of Agriculture; Argentine Ant, the Global Invader; 16. Armies of the Earth; 17. The Immortal Society; Conclusion: FourWays of Looking at anAnt; Acknowledgments and a Note on Content; Notes; Index.