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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Edward O. Wilson (Pellegrino University Professor, Harvard University) , José M. Gómez DuránPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9780801897856ISBN 10: 0801897858 Pages: 120 Publication Date: 27 December 2010 Recommended Age: From 18 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPrologue 1. Who Was Mutis? 2. The Making of an Eighteenth-Century Naturalist 3. The Scientific Contributions of José Celestino Mutis 4. Mutis Seeks Advice 5. Mutis Begins His Study of Ants 6. Ants Are Transported by Ships 7. Ant Plants and Plant Ants 8. Mutis Learns about the Mule-Train (Leafcutter) Ants 9. Unending Struggles against the Mule-Train Ants 10. Ant Wars 11. Mutis Solves the Mystery of the Nomadic Pataloas 12. Mutis Measures the Size of an Army-Ant Colony 13. Mutis Tracks the Armies of Ants 14. Mutis Studies the Gender of Ants and Makes an Amazing Discovery 15. Mutis' Other Ants 16. How Good a Scientist Was Mutis? Epilogue AcknowledgmentsReviews<p>Edward O. Wilson, one of those rare scientists who can make biology and science history not only readable but entertaining, has written a book that holds the reader's attention from beginning to end.--Lynne M. Hinkey Internet Review of Books (01/01/0001) Edward O. Wilson, one of those rare scientists who can make biology and science history not only readable but entertaining, has written a book that holds the reader's attention from beginning to end. -- Lynne M. Hinkey Internet Review of Books By coupling excerpts from Mutis's forgotten diaries with recent findings on ant eating habits, reproductive behaviors, and emigration patterns, the authors give new relevance to one of the New World's oldest natural history studies. This interesting writing technique helps readers understand the continual nature of the process of scientific inquiry. Choice A unique glance into the early world of science exploration, Kingdom of Ants is a delight to read and filled with intriguing information. Southeastern Naturalist Edward O. Wilson, one of those rare scientists who can make biology and science history not only readable but entertaining, has written a book that holds the reader's attention from beginning to end. -- Lynne M. Hinkey Internet Review of Books 2011 By coupling excerpts from Mutis's forgotten diaries with recent findings on ant eating habits, reproductive behaviors, and emigration patterns, the authors give new relevance to one of the New World's oldest natural history studies. This interesting writing technique helps readers understand the continual nature of the process of scientific inquiry. Choice 2011 A unique glance into the early world of science exploration, Kingdom of Ants is a delight to read and filled with intriguing information. Southeastern Naturalist 2011 <p>Edward O. Wilson, one of those rare scientists who can make biology and science history not only readable but entertaining, has written a book that holds the reader's attention from beginning to end.--Lynne M. Hinkey The Internet Review of Books (01/01/0001) Author InformationEdward O. Wilson is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, scientist, and University Research Professor Emeritus at Harvard University. Dr. Wilson has written more than 20 books and hundreds of journal articles. Jose M. Gomez Duran is one of the founding members of the Iberian Myrmecological Association and a researcher with the Spanish Institute for Agriculture and Food Research and Technology (INIA). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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