The world of the harvester ants / by Stephen Welton Taber.
The world of the harvester ants / by Stephen Welton Taber.
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Publisher
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c1998.
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T0388158
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvii, 213 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The Home of the Harvester Ants -- Ch. 3. Living and Eating in the Nest -- Ch. 4. Defending the Nest -- Ch. 5. Communication, Sex, and Anatomy -- Ch. 6. Evolution and Diaspora -- Ch. 7. Harvesters and Humans: Harm or Harmony? -- App. 1. Harvester Ant Names and Their Mean...
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Publisher
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c1998.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Texas
Date Published
c1998.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Appendixes give the scientific and common names of each harvester ant species, explain how to identify harvesters without technical devices, and provide a complete key to all sixty species. The key is supplemented by illustrations and distribution maps for every species. An extensive bibliography and a detailed index are included....
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Full title
The world of the harvester ants / by Stephen Welton Taber.
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Notes
General note
W. L. Moody, Jr. natural history series ; no. 23.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-202) and index.
Transferred from N595.796/12.
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Date Copyright
c1998.
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T0388158
Record Identifier
74VMyvMAXmN3
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ISBN
0890968152
9780890968154
DDC
595.796
MMS ID
991002005109702626
