A field guide to the ants of New England / Aaron M. Ellison ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellison, Aaron M., Author.

Contributor:

Ellison, Aaron M., 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ants--New England--Identification.

Ants.

Ants--New England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the first user-friendly regional guide devoted to ants-the "little things that run the world." Lavishly illustrated with more than 500 line drawings, 300-plus photographs, and regional distribution maps as composite illustrations for every species, this guide will introduce amateur and professional naturalists and biologists, teachers and students, and environmental managers and pest-control professionals to more than 140 ant species found in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.The detailed drawings and species descriptions, together with the high-magnification photographs, will allow anyone to identify and learn about ants and their diversity, ecology, life histories, and beauty. In addition, the book includes sections on collecting ants, ant ecology and evolution, natural history, and patterns of geographic distribution and diversity to help readers gain a greater understanding and appreciation of ants.

Contents:

The New England landscape

Ant basics: evolution, ecology, and behavior

Observing, catching, and collecting ants

Identifying ants

Descriptions and keys to the subfamilies, genera, and species of New England ants

The biogeography of New England ants.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9781283906524

128390652X

9780300188905

0300188900

OCLC:

826444463