In this landmark volume, an international group of scientists has synthesized their collective expertise and insight into a newly unified vision of insect socie

In his exploration of insect societies that don't fit the eusocial schema, James T. Costa gives these interesting phenomena their due. He synthesizes the scatte

Ants have long been regarded as the most interesting of the social insects. With their queens and celibate workers, these intriguing creatures have captured the

Claire Detrain, Jean-Louis Deneubourg and Jacques Pasteels Studies on insects have been pioneering in major fields of modern biology. In the 1970 s, research on

In addition, the author develops new insights, especially in his examination of the intricate relationships between parasites and their social hosts through the