If you could choose, what book would you purchase?
Let us say you have no comprehensive ant literature and a tight budget... What would your first book purchase be? I have seen many titles but what is the best? Let us also say this is for someone...
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Far and away, Hlldobler & Wilson's "The Ants" (or the accompaying volume "Journey to the Ants") is the best buy. Both volumes are well written and contain a wealth of biological information easily...
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The reason why I voted The Ants (Holldobler and Wilson) is because it is the largest book with all kinds of information. There are a lot of technical information in the book, but there is also easy...
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I picked Holldobler and Wilson (like everyone else it seems). The Ants has a lot of pictures and summarizes a great deal of information about ants. The main problem with it is the price. Bolton's...
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As I assumed The Ants is winning by a landslide... It definitely is the "Bible" for the myrmecology world. I personally only own "Journey to the Ants" I bought it a few years back. (GREAT Read!!) I...
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An addendum to Morosophomyrmex's post:Both Bourke & Franks and Crozier & Pamilo are great and in-depth treatments of the evolutionary theory behind the evolution of social behavior. They are...
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So far it's unanimous. All of these are great books to have. Your Agent from the Planet Zanti
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Holldobler and Wilson, hands down - but also:Wheeler, George C. and Jeanette Wheeler. 1986. The Ants of Nevada. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Los Angeles, California. 138 pg. and...
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I chose "The Ants not because every one else did (even though they did) but because it is a wonderful book like others have said but the most important thing is that it is available in paper back form...
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