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Superorganism: The Beauty Elegance and Strangeness of Insect SocietiesAuthors : BERT HOLLDOBLER  W
Format : Hardback
ISBN(13) : 9780393067040
ISBN(10) : 0393067041
Publisher : WW Norton & Co
Imprint : WW Norton & Co
Publication Date (AUS) : November 2008
Pages : 576
Height (mm) : 264
Width (mm) : 212
SpineWidth (mm) : 37
Weight (g) : 1618
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Description Based on remarkable research, eighteen years after the publication of "The Ants", this new volume expands our knowledge of social insects (among them, ants, bees, wasps and termites). Superorganisms - tightly knit colonies of individuals, formed by altruistic co-operation, complex communication and division of labour - represent one of the basic stages of biological organisation, midway between the organism and the species. As the authors demonstrate, the study of the superorganism has led to important advances in our understanding of how the transitions between such levels have occurred in evolution and how life has progressed from simple to complex forms. Visually spectacular, "The Superorganism" provides a deep look into a part of the living world hitherto glimpsed by only a few.Similar items can be found in these categories: | |
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