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Pheidole in the New World

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Description for Pheidole in the New World Hardcover. Species of the genus Pheidole are the most abundant and diverse ants of the New World and range from the northern US to Argentina. In this text, Edward O. Wilson untangles its classification, time, characterising all 625 known species, and ordering them into 19 species groups. Num Pages: 818 pages, 1 color illustration insert, 650 fine line illustrations, 5 tables, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1K; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 310 x 241 x 53. Weight in Grams: 3006.

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Species of the genus Pheidole are the most abundant and diverse ants of the New World and range from the northern United States to Argentina. In this richly illustrated book, Edward O. Wilson untangles its classification for the first time, characterizing all 625 known species, 341 of which are new to science, and ordering them into 19 species groups. The author's keys and drawings, the latter showing complete body views arranged in the style of field books, allow rapid identification by anyone ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
818
Condition
New
Number of Pages
818
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674002937
SKU
V9780674002937
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About Edward 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.

Reviews for Pheidole in the New World
Edward O. Wilson, one of the great naturalists of our time, hatches big ideas from the study of very small creatures. His newest book, Pheidole in the New World, surveys a genus of ants whose complexity and evolutionary success are so extraordinary they have never before been fully described.
Boston Globe
For the most part [it is] very ... Read more

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