Adventures among ants : a global safari with a cast of trillions / / Mark W. Moffett |
Autore | Moffett Mark W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 pages) |
Disciplina | 595.79/615 |
Soggetto topico |
Ants - Behavior
Ant communities Ants - Ecology |
ISBN | 0-520-94541-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction: Travels with My Ants -- A Brief Primer on Ants -- Marauder Ant, the Ultimate Omnivore -- African Army Ant, Raiders on the Swarm -- Weaver Ant, Empress of the Air -- Amazon Ant, the Slavemaker -- Leafcutter Ant, the Constant Gardener -- Argentine Ant, the Global Invader -- Conclusion: Four Ways of Looking at an Ant -- Acknowledgments and a Note on Content -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457934703321 |
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Adventures among ants : a global safari with a cast of trillions / / Mark W. Moffett |
Autore | Moffett Mark W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, [2010] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 pages) |
Disciplina | 595.79/615 |
Soggetto topico |
Ants - Behavior
Ant communities Ants - Ecology |
Soggetto non controllato |
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ISBN | 0-520-94541-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction: Travels with My Ants -- A Brief Primer on Ants -- Marauder Ant, the Ultimate Omnivore -- African Army Ant, Raiders on the Swarm -- Weaver Ant, Empress of the Air -- Amazon Ant, the Slavemaker -- Leafcutter Ant, the Constant Gardener -- Argentine Ant, the Global Invader -- Conclusion: Four Ways of Looking at an Ant -- Acknowledgments and a Note on Content -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781559003321 |
Moffett Mark W
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The ecology and evolution of ant-plant interactions [[electronic resource] /] / Victor Rico-Gray and Paulo S. Oliveira |
Autore | Rico-Gray Victor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (347 p.) |
Disciplina | 595.79/6 |
Altri autori (Persone) | OliveiraPaulo S |
Collana | Interspecific interactions |
Soggetto topico |
Ants - Ecology
Insect-plant relationships |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-226-71354-7
1-281-96633-9 9786611966331 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Ant-Plant Interactions -- 2. Antagonistic Interactions: Leaf-Cutting and Seed-Harvesting Ants -- 3. Mutualism from Antagonism: Ants as Primary Seed-Dispersers -- 4. Mutualism from Opportunism: Ants as Secondary Seed-Dispersers -- 5. Mutualism from Antagonism: Ants and Flowers -- 6. Antagonism and Mutualism: Direct Interactions -- 7. Antagonism and Mutualism: Indirect Interactions -- 8. Nutrition of Plants by Ant Mutualists: Life History of Ant-Fed Plants and Ant-Garden Systems -- 9. Canopy-Dwelling Ants, Plant and Insect Exudates, and Ant Mosaics -- 10. Variation in Ant-Plant Interactions -- 11. Ant-Plant Interactions in Agriculture -- 12. Overview and Perspectives -- Literature Cited -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453880803321 |
Rico-Gray Victor
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 | ||
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The ecology and evolution of ant-plant interactions [[electronic resource] /] / Victor Rico-Gray and Paulo S. Oliveira |
Autore | Rico-Gray Victor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (347 p.) |
Disciplina | 595.79/6 |
Altri autori (Persone) | OliveiraPaulo S |
Collana | Interspecific interactions |
Soggetto topico |
Ants - Ecology
Insect-plant relationships |
Soggetto non controllato | ecological, evolutionary, plants, ants, college, university, textbook, higher ed, grad school, academic, scholarly, research, educational, insects, animal, biomass, terrestrial, ecosystems, flowers, pollination, pollinator, herbivore, seeds, biology, biological, science, scientist, scientific, phylogenetics, mutualism, distribution, antagonism, seedling |
ISBN |
0-226-71354-7
1-281-96633-9 9786611966331 |
Classificazione | WI 3381 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Ant-Plant Interactions -- 2. Antagonistic Interactions: Leaf-Cutting and Seed-Harvesting Ants -- 3. Mutualism from Antagonism: Ants as Primary Seed-Dispersers -- 4. Mutualism from Opportunism: Ants as Secondary Seed-Dispersers -- 5. Mutualism from Antagonism: Ants and Flowers -- 6. Antagonism and Mutualism: Direct Interactions -- 7. Antagonism and Mutualism: Indirect Interactions -- 8. Nutrition of Plants by Ant Mutualists: Life History of Ant-Fed Plants and Ant-Garden Systems -- 9. Canopy-Dwelling Ants, Plant and Insect Exudates, and Ant Mosaics -- 10. Variation in Ant-Plant Interactions -- 11. Ant-Plant Interactions in Agriculture -- 12. Overview and Perspectives -- Literature Cited -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782542403321 |
Rico-Gray Victor
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