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The world of the harvester ants /
"The native red ants of Texas, favored prey of the endangered Texas horned lizard, are but one of many New World ants known as "harvesters." The two genera Pogonomyrmex and Ephebomyrmex range from southern Canada to southern Argentina and the western half of the Caribbean island of Hi...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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College Station, Tex. :
Texas A & M University Press,
©1998.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ;
no. 23. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Introduction
- Ch. 2. The Home of the Harvester Ants
- Ch. 3. Living and Eating in the Nest
- Ch. 4. Defending the Nest
- Ch. 5. Communication, Sex, and Anatomy
- Ch. 6. Evolution and Diaspora
- Ch. 7. Harvesters and Humans: Harm or Harmony?
- App. 1. Harvester Ant Names and Their Meanings
- App. 2. Identifying Harvester Ants
- App. 3. Characters Used in Phylogeny Reconstruction
- App. 4. A New Harvester Ant.