02605nam 2200577Ia 450 991077794220332120230721021904.01-282-12615-697866121261540-19-156759-0(CKB)1000000000766700(EBL)453560(OCoLC)428734043(SSID)ssj0000193396(PQKBManifestationID)11167636(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000193396(PQKBWorkID)10218999(PQKB)10003805(MiAaPQ)EBC453560(Au-PeEL)EBL453560(CaPaEBR)ebr10300145(CaONFJC)MIL212615(EXLCZ)99100000000076670020081008d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe lives of ants[electronic resource] /by Laurent Keller and Élisabeth Gordon ; translated by James GrieveOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20091 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-954186-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-240) and indexes.Contents; List of illustrations; Figure acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: An Ecological Success Story; Part II: Social Life; Part III: Nowt So Rum as Ants!; Part IV: Advantageous Liaisons; Part V: Bloody Pests!; Part VI: Kith and Kin; Part VII: Sociogenetics; Part VIII: High-tech Ants; Conclusion; Further reading; Species Index; General IndexThe 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 thAntsInsectsAnts.Insects.595.796Keller Laurent1961-1498557Gordon Élisabeth1498558MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777942203321The lives of ants3724145UNINA