The Ants

'''Hölldobler, B. and Wilson, E. O. 1990. The Ants. Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press. Text used with permission of the authors.'''

Chapter 1.  The importance of ants

Chapter 2.  Classification and origins

Chapter 3.  The colony life cycle

Chapter 4.  Altruism and the origin of the worker caste

Chapter 5.  Colony odor and kin recognition

Chapter 6.  Queen numbers and domination

Chapter 7.  Communication

Chapter 8.  Caste and division of labor

Chapter 9.  Social homeostasis and flexibility

Chapter 10. Foraging and territorial strategies

Chapter 11. The organization of species communities

Chapter 12. Symbioses among ant species

Chapter 13. Symbioses with other animals

Chapter 14. Interaction with plants

Chapter 15. The specialized predators

Chapter 16. The army ants

Chapter 17. The fungus growers

Chapter 18. The harvesters

Chapter 19. The weaver ants

Chapter 20. Collecting and culturing ants