A Field Guide to the Ants of New England

Aaron M. Ellison; Nicholas J. Gotelli; Elizabeth J. Farnsworth; Gary D. Alpert

Aaron M. Ellison, Nicholas J. Gotelli, Elizabeth J. Farnsworth and Gary D. Alpert

A Field Guide to the Ants of New England

Yale University Press | 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300188905

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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.

Frontmatter Free access PDF PDF	ii
Contents Free access PDF PDF	vii
Preface Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	xiii
1. Ants and the New England Landscape Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	1
2. Ant Basics: Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	11
3. Observing, Catching, and Collecting Ants Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	28
4. Identifying Ants Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	44
5. Descriptions of, and Keys to, the Subfamilies, Genera, and Species of New England Ants Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	59
6. The Biogeography of New England Ants Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	333
Bibliography and Further Readings Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	353
Index Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	367
Map of New England Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	393
Checklist of the Ants of New England Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	394
About the Authors Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	397
Illustrates Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	399

A Field Guide to the Ants of New England

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