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The lives of ants /

The Lives of Ants combines natural history with molecular biology, genetics, and even the latest developments in robotics, to explore the intricately organized societies of ants, revealing the secret of the huge ecological success of these remarkable creatures, and how they cooperate, communicate, e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Keller, Laurent, 1961-
Otros Autores: Gordon, Élisabeth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Lives of Ants combines natural history with molecular biology, genetics, and even the latest developments in robotics, to explore the intricately organized societies of ants, revealing the secret of the huge ecological success of these remarkable creatures, and how they cooperate, communicate, exploit other animals and even go to war. - ;Humans have long been fascinated by ants. While not necessarily brightly coloured or beautiful, ants display some remarkable characteristics that are almost unique in the animal world. They live in intricately organized societies, made up of individuals th.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 252 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-240) and indexes.
ISBN:9780191567599
0191567590
9780199541867
0199541868