The leafcutter ants : civilization by instinct /
by H�olldobler, Bert; Wilson, Edward O.
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BookPublisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton, c2011Edition: 1st ed.Description: xii, 160 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9780393338683 (pbk.) :; 0393338681 (pbk.).Subject(s): Leaf-cutting ants
Contents:
The ultimate superorganisms -- The Attine breakthrough -- The ascent of the leafcutters -- The Atta caste system -- Harvesting vegetation -- Communication in Atta -- The ant-fungus mutualism -- Hygiene in the symbiosis -- Waste management -- Agropredators and agroparasites -- Leafcutter nests -- Trails and trunk routes.
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"Parts of this text have previously appeared in Chapter 9 of "The Superorganism" by Bert H�olldobler and Edward O. Wilson"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-154) and index.
The ultimate superorganisms -- The Attine breakthrough -- The ascent of the leafcutters -- The Atta caste system -- Harvesting vegetation -- Communication in Atta -- The ant-fungus mutualism -- Hygiene in the symbiosis -- Waste management -- Agropredators and agroparasites -- Leafcutter nests -- Trails and trunk routes.
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