Kingdom of Ants - Jose Celestino Mutis and the Dawn of Natural History in the New World

Informationen zum Autor Edward O. Wilson is an entomologist and biologist known for his pioneering work on evolution and sociobiology, and is often referred to as the father of sociobiology and modern biodiversity studies. He has authored many books, including Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (1975), On Human Nature (winner of a 1979 Pulitzer Prize), The Ants (winner of a 1991 Pulitzer Prize), Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge (1998) and Kingdom of Ants: José Celestino Mutis and the Dawn of Natural History in the New World (2010). He has received over one hundred awards, many of them international, in science and letters. He is the Pellegrino University Professor Emeritus at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. José M. Gómez Durán is one of the founding members of the Iberian Myrmecological Association and a researcher with the Spanish Institute for Agriculture and Food Research and Technology (INIA). Klappentext A unique glance into the early world of science exploration, Kingdom of Ants is a delight to read and filled with intriguing information. Zusammenfassung A unique glance into the early world of science exploration! Kingdom of Ants is a delight to read and filled with intriguing information.

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• Authors: Jose M. Gomez Duran, José M Gómez Durán, José M. Gómez Durán, Jose M. Gomez Duran, Edward O Wilson, Edward O. Wilson, Edward O. (Pellegrino University Professor Wilson, Edward O. Duran Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilson
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.12.2010
• EAN: 9780801897856
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-9785-6
• No. of pages: 120
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; South America, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Science, Insects (entomology), C 1700 To C 1800