Ants of North America [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to the genera / / Brian L. Fisher and Stefan P. Cover ; illustrated by Ginny Kirsch and Jennifer Kane ; color images created by April Nobile
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| Autore: |
Fisher Brian L. <1964->
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| Titolo: |
Ants of North America [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to the genera / / Brian L. Fisher and Stefan P. Cover ; illustrated by Ginny Kirsch and Jennifer Kane ; color images created by April Nobile
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| Pubblicazione: | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 595.79/6097 |
| Soggetto topico: | Ants - United States |
| Ants - Canada | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | alternative sources of food |
| ant ecology | |
| ant genera | |
| biodiversity | |
| biology | |
| diverse ant fauna | |
| entomologist | |
| entomology | |
| evolution | |
| glossary of important terms | |
| identification guide | |
| insects and bugs | |
| insects | |
| line drawings | |
| man versus nature | |
| natural setting | |
| nature | |
| north american ants | |
| science and math | |
| species groups | |
| Classificazione: | 42.75 |
| Altri autori: |
CoverStefan P. <1952->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- KEY TO NORTH AMERICAN ANT GENERA BASED ON THE WORKER CASTE -- TAXONOMIC DESCRIPTIONS -- ANT GENERA OF NORTH AMERICA BY SUBFAMILY -- ANT SPECIES NORTH OF MEXICO: A WORKING LIST -- TERMINOLOGY -- IDENTIFICATION REFERENCES -- GENERAL REFERENCES -- INDEX |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Ants 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Ants of North America |
| ISBN: | 1-282-76236-2 |
| 9786612762369 | |
| 0-520-93455-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910788992303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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