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The insects societies

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Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971 - Science - 548 pages

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This book is a work of major importance for the development of environmental and behavioral biology; it covers the classification, evolution, anatomy, physiology, and behavior of the higher social insects--ants, social wasps and bees, and termites. Mr. Wilson reinterprets the knowledge of these insects through the concepts of modern biology, from biochemistry to evolutionary theory and population ecology.

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This text is clearly written and chock-full of useful information about social insects, with a focus on termites, ants and bees. Also discusses other insects in relationship to their social structures ... Read full review

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Contents

The Degrees of Social Behavior
4
The Social Wasps
14
The Ants
27
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About the author (1971)

He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1929. He is currently Pellegrino University Research Professor & Honorary Curator in Entomology of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard. He is on the Board of Directors of the Nature Conservancy, Conservation International & the American Museum of Natural History. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.

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