Titel:
The superorganism
Auteur(s):
Hölldobler B. ; Wilson E.O.
Jaar van publicatie:
2009
Uitgeverij:
W.W. Norton
ISBN:
9780393067040
Beschrijving/Opmerking:
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Een Engelstalige Review:
The superorganism is a social colony of individuals who, through a sophisticated division of labor, a highly effective communications network and a process of self-organization, form a tightly connected community that functions as a single organism. Fewer than two dozen superorganism species are known to exist: social insects—the colonial bees, wasps, ants and termites—and humans. Fascinating in their own right, superorganisms also offer a window through which we can witness the progression of life from simple to complex forms. Harvard University professor E. O. Wilson and German biologist Bert HöllÂdobÂler won a Pulitzer Prize in 1991 for The Ants. The current book, they say, is not intended to be as comprehensive but “to present the rich and diverse natural history facts that illustrate superorganismic traits in insect societies.†Nevertheless, the book is monumental in every sense, with the same attention to detail and the same elegant style as the earlier volume. More than 100 color photographs and another 100 or so black-and-white drawings make it beautiful as well.
The superorganism
Auteur(s):
Hölldobler B. ; Wilson E.O.
Jaar van publicatie:
2009
Uitgeverij:
W.W. Norton
ISBN:
9780393067040
Beschrijving/Opmerking:
Ik heb mijne alvast aan een aantrekkelijke prijs van 40 euro bij Naturalis besteld.
Een Engelstalige Review:
The superorganism is a social colony of individuals who, through a sophisticated division of labor, a highly effective communications network and a process of self-organization, form a tightly connected community that functions as a single organism. Fewer than two dozen superorganism species are known to exist: social insects—the colonial bees, wasps, ants and termites—and humans. Fascinating in their own right, superorganisms also offer a window through which we can witness the progression of life from simple to complex forms. Harvard University professor E. O. Wilson and German biologist Bert HöllÂdobÂler won a Pulitzer Prize in 1991 for The Ants. The current book, they say, is not intended to be as comprehensive but “to present the rich and diverse natural history facts that illustrate superorganismic traits in insect societies.†Nevertheless, the book is monumental in every sense, with the same attention to detail and the same elegant style as the earlier volume. More than 100 color photographs and another 100 or so black-and-white drawings make it beautiful as well.
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