Journey to the Ants

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A Story of Scientific Exploration

By Edward O. Wilson and Bert Hölldobler

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Journey to the Ants richly blends autobiography and scientific insight, sharing the authors' early fascination with ants and their groundbreaking discoveries. Bert Hölldobler and E. O. Wilson explore the complex social structures and evolutionary success of ants, offering a captivating account that is both educational and engaging.
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Ideal for readers interested in science, nature, and entomology, as well as anyone curious about the intricate lives of insects and the personal journeys of two leading biologists.

"Journey to the Ants" combines autobiography and scientific lore to what study of ants can offer. Bert Holldobler and E.O. Wilson interweave their personal adventures with the social lives of ants, building, from the first minute observations of childhood, an account of these abundant insects' evolutionary achievement.

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Richly illustrated and delightfully written, Journey to the Ants combines autobiography and scientific lore to convey the excitement and pleasure the study of ants can offer. Bert Hölldobler and E. O. Wilson interweave their personal adventures with the social lives of ants, building, from the first minute observations of childhood, a remarkable account of these abundant insects' evolutionary achievement.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780674485266

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 July 1998

Country: United States

Imprint: The Belknap Press

Illustration: 60 color; 38 halftones, 26 line illustrations

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 703g

Pages: 240

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Bert Hölldobler Education & Reference Edward O. Wilson Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Bert Hölldobler is the Robert A. Johnson Professor in Social Insect Research at Arizona State University. He was previously Professor of Biology and Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University and subsequently held the chair for Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology at the University of Würzburg, Germany. He is an elected member of many academies, including the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the US National Academy of Sciences, and the German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina. He has received many awards, among them the Pulitzer Prize for The Ants, coauthored with E. O. Wilson. Edward O. Wilson was Pellegrino University Professor, Emeritus, at Harvard University. In addition to two Pulitzer Prizes (one of which he shares with Bert Hölldobler), Wilson has won many scientific awards, including the National Medal of Science and the Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.