Ants

Information on the biology of ants and various techniques for studying ants is included. An extensive chapter on ant identification forms the bulk of this handbook with keys to worker ants, queen ants and male ants accompanied by colour and b/w plates. A quick-check field key is also included for use in the field.

This is a digital reprint of the 1996 first edition (ISBN 0-85546-305-8).

List of contents

Introduction
Biology of ants
Identification: Key I Worker ants; Key II Queen ants; Key II Male ants.
Quick-check filed key to common ants
Notes on the commoner British species
Techniques
Some useful addresses; References and further reading.

About the author

By Gary J. Skinner and Geoffrey W. Allen - Illustrated by Geoffrey W. Allen

Product details

• Authors: Geoffrey W Allen, Geoffrey W. Allen, Gary J Skinner, Gary J. Skinner
• Publisher: Pelagic Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.07.2015
• EAN: 9781907807602
• ISBN: 978-1-907807-60-2
• No. of pages: 100
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 204 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works