The Lives of Ants

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Author: Laurent Keller and Elisabeth Gordon Format: Hardback First Published: 2009/05/01 Published By: Oxford University Press Pages: 272 Illustrations and other contents: 8pp colour plate section, plus b&w integrated halftones ISBN: 9780199541867 Categories: Arthropods, Insects (Entomology),Centipedes,Millipedes, Insects and Other Invertebrates

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 that cooperate, communicate, and divide up daily tasks. They display amazing ingenuity when it comes to building nests and other structures, finding supplies, or even exploiting other members of the animal kingdom. This is an account of those lives – looking at the many species of ants around the world, explaining the secret of their huge ecological success, examining the remarkable and varied behaviours that ants exhibit, and tying in molecular biology, genetics, and even cutting-edge developments in robotics, to shed light on what makes ants unique.

264pp. Hardback. Colour plates & b/w halftones
9780199541867

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Author	Laurent Keller and Elisabeth Gordon
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'The Lives of Ants', written for a popular audience, covers ant behaviour, ecology and evolution in a lively way. Deborah M. Gordon, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Vol.24 No. 9 Excellent layman's introduciton to myrmecology. Simon Schama, Financial Times This readable book contains...and answers all the things you've ever wanted to know about ants. James Delingpole, Mail on Sunday Excellent book. Guy Dammann, Guardian.co.uk Laurent Keller is an exceptionally talented evolutionary biologist. Nigel R. Franks, Science The book offers readers a fascinating account of the biology of ants. Nigel R. Franks, Science The book will reward its readers. Nigel R. Franks, Science Scientific yet accessible book. The Economist Fascinating book. PD Smith, The Guardian Attractive, readable summary of research into their lives. Jonathan Beard, New Scientist

The Lives of Ants

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