LEADER 03746nam 2200925 a 450 001 9910788992303321 005 20230721033523.0 010 $a1-282-76236-2 010 $a9786612762369 010 $a0-520-93455-5 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520934559 035 $a(CKB)3390000000006967 035 $a(EBL)837217 035 $a(OCoLC)773564941 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000433252 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11317644 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000433252 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10389697 035 $a(PQKB)10786674 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC837217 035 $a(DE-B1597)520552 035 $a(OCoLC)1100828419 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520934559 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL837217 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10676300 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL276236 035 $a(EXLCZ)993390000000006967 100 $a20070119d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAnts of North America$b[electronic resource] $ea guide to the genera /$fBrian L. Fisher and Stefan P. Cover ; illustrated by Ginny Kirsch and Jennifer Kane ; color images created by April Nobile 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-520-25422-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tPREFACE --$tINTRODUCTION --$tKEY TO NORTH AMERICAN ANT GENERA BASED ON THE WORKER CASTE --$tTAXONOMIC DESCRIPTIONS --$tANT GENERA OF NORTH AMERICA BY SUBFAMILY --$tANT SPECIES NORTH OF MEXICO: A WORKING LIST --$tTERMINOLOGY --$tIDENTIFICATION REFERENCES --$tGENERAL REFERENCES --$tINDEX 330 $aAnts are among the most conspicuous and the most ecologically important of insects. This concise, easy-to-use, authoritative identification guide introduces the fascinating and diverse ant fauna of the United States and Canada. It features the first illustrated key to North American ant genera, discusses distribution patterns, explores ant ecology and natural history, and includes a list of all currently recognized ant species in this large region. * New keys to the 73 North American ant genera illustrated with 250 line drawings ensure accurate identification * 180 color images show the head and profile of each genus and important species groups * Includes a glossary of important terms 606 $aAnts$zUnited States$vIdentification 606 $aAnts$zCanada$vIdentification 606 $aAnts$zUnited States$vPictorial works 606 $aAnts$zCanada$vPictorial works 610 $aalternative sources of food. 610 $aant ecology. 610 $aant genera. 610 $abiodiversity. 610 $abiology. 610 $adiverse ant fauna. 610 $aentomologist. 610 $aentomology. 610 $aevolution. 610 $aglossary of important terms. 610 $aidentification guide. 610 $ainsects and bugs. 610 $ainsects. 610 $aline drawings. 610 $aman versus nature. 610 $anatural setting. 610 $anature. 610 $anorth american ants. 610 $ascience and math. 610 $aspecies groups. 615 0$aAnts 615 0$aAnts 615 0$aAnts 615 0$aAnts 676 $a595.79/6097 686 $a42.75$2bcl 700 $aFisher$b Brian L.$f1964-$01564387 701 $aCover$b Stefan P.$f1952-$01564388 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788992303321 996 $aAnts of North America$93833385 997 $aUNINA