LEADER 02605nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910777942203321 005 20230721021904.0 010 $a1-282-12615-6 010 $a9786612126154 010 $a0-19-156759-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000766700 035 $a(EBL)453560 035 $a(OCoLC)428734043 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000193396 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11167636 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000193396 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10218999 035 $a(PQKB)10003805 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC453560 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL453560 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10300145 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL212615 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000766700 100 $a20081008d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe lives of ants$b[electronic resource] /$fby Laurent Keller and E?lisabeth Gordon ; translated by James Grieve 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-954186-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 235-240) and indexes. 327 $aContents; 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 Index 330 $aThe 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 606 $aAnts 606 $aInsects 615 0$aAnts. 615 0$aInsects. 676 $a595.796 700 $aKeller$b Laurent$f1961-$01498557 701 $aGordon$b E?lisabeth$01498558 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777942203321 996 $aThe lives of ants$93724145 997 $aUNINA