About this title: 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 ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 2008-11-17
ISBN-13:9780393067040ISBN:0393067041
Description: Like New in Like New jacket. Hardcover. Like new cover and text except for 1/4" impact dent in top edge 2" in front outside edge. Very good dust jacket with very minor shelfwear and 1/4" closed tear at same location as dent. Very nice book. read more
Description: Fine. 0393067041 NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black line on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Description: Fine in NF jacket. Hardcover first printing (as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page), book is flawless, the black dustjacket shows minor rubbing on the rear panel as its only flaw, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "In their first major collaboration since the Pulitzer-Prize winning 'The Ants, ' Holldobler and Wilson, two of the most renowned biologists in the world, present a brilliant new look at social ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2008-11-09
ISBN-13:9780393067040ISBN:0393067041
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780393067040. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780393067040ISBN:0393067041
Description: Nelson, Margaret C. New. No dust jacket as issued. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 522 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: WW NORTON & CO Country = UNITED STATES
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780393067040ISBN:0393067041
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 576 pages. Demonstrates that the study of the superorganism has led to various developments in our understanding of how the transitions between such levels have occurred in evolution and how life has progressed from simple to complex forms. 110 4/c, 100 b/w illustrations (Hardback) read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, New York, NY, USA
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780393067040ISBN:0393067041
Description: As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by All Authors. Large 8vo. 9780393067040. A beautiful copy of this First Edition/First Printing in unread As New condition in like dust-jacket. This copy is signed by authors Bert Hölldobler and E. O. Wilson directly on the title page; Eighteen years after the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Ants, Bert Hölldobler and E. O. Wilson present a new study of social insects, e.g., ants, bees, wasps, and termites, that collectively form superorganisms and help understand ... read more
Binding: Hardcovers
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780393067040ISBN:0393067041
Description: Very Good/Very Good. 0393067041 4to. 522 Pages. With Jacket. Cover depicts Weaver ants building a colony. Many large illustrated photos, primarily of ants. Minor wear on cover, otherwise a clean, tight copy. read more
Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780393067040ISBN:0393067041
Description: New. The Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of "The Ants" render the extraordinary lives of the social insects--ants, bees, wasps, and termites--in this visually spectacular volume. 110 color and 100 black-and-white illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Ww Norton & Co
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780393067040ISBN:0393067041
Description: New. Demonstrates that the study of the superorganism has led to various developments in our understanding of how the transitions between such levels have occurred in evolution and how life has progressed from simple to complex forms. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Norton, New York
Date Published: 2009
Description: Near New Condition. Near New Jacket. Quarto. Clean, unmarked and tightly bound. Dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve. 519 pp. Fast shipping. Please note: Due to the size and weight of this book, extra shipping may be required for priority and or international delivery. read more
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover in a Dust Jacket
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Ney York London Sydney
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780393067040ISBN:0393067041
Description: New in New jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 522 pages, 10 chapters, glossary, index, 70 color plates and black and white illustrations in line, absoluetly new, crisp copy. read more
Description: Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. 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 ... read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, New York, NY
Date Published: 2009
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Quarto-sized. Light wear to edges of boards. Dj has slight wear to edges and minor scuffing to covers. 522 pages with illustrations, figures, footnotes, glossary, and index. A detailed look at the behaviors and evolution of social insects like ants, bees, and others. read more
"My knowing husband gave me this coffee-table prize full of detailed photographic portraits of ants in action that stun our toddler into silence whenever we look at it together. Not as accessibly "pop" science as I had hoped given all the civilian reviews out there. Still, a compelling case for the theory of the Superorganism, which maintains that evolutionary pressures (i.e. natural selection) act at the colony level for the most advanced (eusocial) ants and bees. I believe!"
"This reads as a mid-level textbook. I wasn't thrilled with the writing - I continually had to flip back and forth trying to find definitions which seemed to change from one page to the next - but the material is fascinating. There is a major focus in the early chapters about the evolutionary aspects and genetic underpinnings of insect social behaviors which was not particularly easy to follow, but worth the effort. The book does well in going beyond the mere osbservance of altruistic insect behaviors and explaining in detail the place these insect socities can and should hold in the study of biology generally and how that may benefit human scientific understanding in a broader way."
"uperorganism: the beauty, elegance and strangeness of insect societies. Bert Holldobler & E.O. Wilson. 2008 Written by two Pulitzer prize-winning naturalists, this landmark study focuses on insect colonies with intricate communication systems, mostly chemically-based, and caste-based divisions of labor. Such insect societies make up 2/3 of the world's insect biomass, if only 2% of insect species, showing the success of such societies. Admirably, unlike humans, inter-individual conflict is minimal or non-existent. The large, close-up, color photographs can be a bit nightmarish but, the text is fascinating and has great relevance to our understanding of large biological systems and ecosystems."
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