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Ants of North America : a guide to the genera
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Ants of North America : a guide to the genera

Author: Brian L Fisher; Stefan P Cover
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2007.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : English
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Ants are among the most conspicuous and the most ecologically important of insects. This guide introduces the fascinating and diverse ant fauna of the United States and Canada. It features an  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Identification
Pictorial works
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Brian L Fisher; Stefan P Cover
ISBN: 9780520254220 0520254228 9780520253490 0520253493
OCLC Number: 80180487
Description: xiv, 194 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
Contents: Key to North American Ant Genera Based on the Worker Caste 1 --
Taxonomic Descriptions 53 --
Ant Genera of North America by Subfamily 155 --
Ant Species North of Mexico: A Working List 157 --
Identification References 175.
Responsibility: Brian L. Fisher and Stefan P. Cover ; illustrated by Ginny Kirsch and Jennifer Kane ; color images created by April Nobile.
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by cwarden (WorldCat user on 2008-08-21)

Preface -- Introduction -- Key to North American ant genera based on worker caste -- Taxonomical descriptions: Subfamily descriptions -- Genus Descriptions -- Ant genera of North America by subfamily -- Ant species north of Mexico: a working list -- Terminology -- Identification references -- General references -- Index.

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"A valuable book. [It] will enlighten anyone with even a slight interest in ants... This book promises to inspire a whole new generation of ant biologists."--Quarterly Review of Biology

 
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