Bert Holldobler, Edward O. Wilson. "The Ants".

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Bert Holldobler работает в Университете Вюрцбурга, Германия (Chair of Behavioral Physiology and Sociology at the Theodor Boveri Institute, University of Wurzburg). Он является обладателем "U.S. Senior Scientist Prize of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation" и "Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the German government". Кроме того, до 1990 года он также был профессором в Гарварде, США (Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University).

Edward O. Wilson - профессор Гарвардского университета в США (Pellegrino University Professor at Harvard University). Обладатель многих премий (Pulitzer Prizes, National Medal of Science and the Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences).
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Оглавление:

1. The Importance of Ants
2. Classification and Origins
3. The Colony Life Cycle
4. Altruism and the Origin of the Worker Caste
5. Colony Odor and Kin Recognition
6. Queen Numbers and Domination
7. Communication
8. Caste and Division of Labor
9. Social Homeostasis and Flexibility
10. Foraging Strategies, Territory, and Population Regulation
11. The Organization of Species Communities
12. Symbioses among Ant Species
13. Symbioses with Other Arthropods
14. Symbioses between Ants and Plants
15. The Specialized Predators
16. The Army Ants
17. The Fungus Growers
18. The Harvesting Ants
19. Weaver Ants
20. Collecting, Culturing, Observing
Glossary
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

ОТЗЫВЫ

This magnificent and long-awaited volume is the definitive work on [ants]...Every imaginable area of interest to a biologist, a sociologist, even a curious citizen, is covered...At once remarkably exhaustive and parsimonious, the book does not stint on exhaustive detail wherever such detail is required.
      William Brown, Scientific American

The beauty of this heavily illustrated tome is that it conveys this message to both the lay reader and the professional entomologist with equal aplomb. For the interested but ignorant, Holldobler and Wilson provide a gentle introduction into the complex and bizarre reality of life as an ant...This myrmecological bible--with its 50-page key to ant classification, 60 pages of detailed anatomical drawings and hundreds of other sketches and photos--is a scientific and artistic accomplishment of historic significance. Yet it succeeds in convincing even the most casual reader of --as the first chapter is titled--the Importance of Ants.
      Rick Weiss, Washington Post

The Ants is not only another milestone in a remarkable career but also a high point in crossover publishing. For the specialist. Holldobler and Wilson bring elegance and order to a complex subject. For the curious layman, there is a glimpse into the workings of evolution.
      R.Z. Sheppard, Time

A monumental achievement, the last word in myrmecology, the study of ants...It is likely the average adult...will be intrigued by passages about these ubiquitous and complicated creatures.
      Paul Galloway, Chicago Tribune

While it is impossible to write a definitive tome and make it 100 percent transparent to the nonscientist, this volume achieves the utmost clarity...Science is rarely good literature. The Ants is an exalting exception.       Thomas E. Lovejoy, New York Times Book Review

Holldobler and Wilson's mighty tome will surely take its place among the greatest of all entomology books...it will inspire many new gereations of students with its blend of scholarship, enthusiasm, and unabashed delight.
      Science

The Ants is a stunningly attractive volume that belongs as much on the coffee table as it does on the lab bench... The 20 chapters are organized thematically, and they are written in a clear, accessible and engaging style... Only Holldobler and Wilson could have written such a comprehensive and integrated treatment of ant biology. It represents a herculean labour of love, and it sets a new standard for synthetic works on major taxa...The Ants will undoubtedly remain in active service for decades, guiding both tourists and seasoned travellers through a strange and wonderful world.
      Donald H. Feener, Jr., et al., Nature

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