{"product_id":"kingdom-of-ants-jos-celestino-mutis-and-the-dawn-of-natural-history-in-the-new-world-9780801897856","title":"Kingdom of Ants Jos Celestino Mutis and the Dawn","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA unique glance into the early world of science exploration, Kingdom of Ants is a delight to read and filled with intriguing information.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdward O. Wilson, one of those rare scientists who can make biology and science history not only readable but entertaining, has written a book that holds the reader's attention from beginning to end. -- Lynne M. Hinkey Internet Review of Books 2011 By coupling excerpts from Mutis's forgotten diaries with recent findings on ant eating habits, reproductive behaviors, and emigration patterns, the authors give new relevance to one of the New World's oldest natural history studies. This interesting writing technique helps readers understand the continual nature of the process of scientific inquiry. Choice 2011 A unique glance into the early world of science exploration, Kingdom of Ants is a delight to read and filled with intriguing information. Southeastern Naturalist 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e1. Who Was Mutis?\u003cbr\u003e2. The Making of an Eighteenth-Century Naturalist\u003cbr\u003e3. The Scientific Contributions of José Celestino Mutis\u003cbr\u003e4. Mutis Seeks Advice\u003cbr\u003e5. Mutis Begins His Study of Ants\u003cbr\u003e6. Ants Are Transported by Ships\u003cbr\u003e7. Ant Plants and Plant Ants\u003cbr\u003e8. Mutis Learns about the Mule-Train (Leafcutter) Ants\u003cbr\u003e9. Unending Struggles against the Mule-Train Ants\u003cbr\u003e10. Ant Wars\u003cbr\u003e11. Mutis Solves the Mystery of the Nomadic Pataloas\u003cbr\u003e12. Mutis Measures the Size of an Army-Ant Colony\u003cbr\u003e13. Mutis Tracks the Armies of Ants\u003cbr\u003e14. Mutis Studies the Gender of Ants and Makes an Amazing Discovery\u003cbr\u003e15. Mutis' Other Ants\u003cbr\u003e16. How Good a Scientist Was Mutis?\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527636918615,"sku":"9780801897856","price":29.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801897856.jpg?v=1731868648","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kingdom-of-ants-jos-celestino-mutis-and-the-dawn-of-natural-history-in-the-new-world-9780801897856","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}