ANTS BIBLIOGRAPHY

California Academy of Sciences Library

WEB SITES

Curriculum vitae

http://www.calacademy.org/research/entomology/personnel/CV%27s/fisher.html

AntWeb -- California Academy of Sciences

http://www.antweb.org/

Information and images on ants from around the world. Brian Fisher is the project leader.

Dracula Ants – The Missing Link

Links to news stories about Fisher’s Madagascar discovery.

http://www.calacademy.org/science_now/archive/headline_science/dracula_ants.html

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/ants010110.html

http://www.antcolony.org/news/adifferentkindofantfarm.htm

http://www.discover.com/jan_02/biology.html

http://fluid.stanford.edu/~mbrennan/interests/insects/vampire_ants.html

Keys to the Malagasy Ant Genera

http://research.amnh.org/entomology/social_insects/keyantmadagascar.html

Key written by Fisher.

The Malagasy Case

http://research.amnh.org/entomology/social_insects/allabstract.html#4.6

How to inventory leaf litter ants, the Malagasy case.

WWF C.A.R. Field Expeditions – Brian Fisher

http://www.worldwildlife.org/expeditions/car/fisher.html

Brief description of Brian Fisher and the inventories and evolutionary research contributing to the field of entomology.

Ant Information

All About Ants

http://www.infowest.com/life/aants.htm

Anatomy, communication, and sociology are three of the aspects of ants discussed at this page.

Ant Colony.Org

http://www.antcolony.org/index.htm

Links and a great deal of information.

Ants from EnchantedLearning.Com

http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/insects/ant/

Coloring pages and information for kids.

Behavior of Real Ants

http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~mdorigo/ACO/RealAnts.html

Ant behavior, with references, is presented at this site.

Gakken’s Photo Encyclopedia of Ants

http://ant.edb.miyakyo-u.ac.jp/INTRODUCTION/Gakken79E/Page_02.html

Link to images and information about ants.

Go to the Ants

http://home.att.net/~B-P.TRUSCIO/STRANGER.htm

Geared to children, this site presents fun facts about ants.

Myrmecology: The Scientific Study of Ants

http://www.myrmecology.org/

Information, books, and links.

Social Insects World Wide Web -- Antbase

http://research.amnh.org/entomology/social_insects/mainpage.html

Phylogeny, biology, and images are just some of the resources available at this site from the American Museum of Natural History.

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BOOKS

Agosti, Donat, et al., eds. Ants: Standard Methods for Measuring and Monitoring Biodiversity. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000. Ent QL568 .F7 A575 2000.

Akre, Roger D., Laurel D. Hansen, and Elizabeth A. Myhre. Collection and Maintenance of Ants. Emporia, KS: Emporia State University, [1995]. Main Serials QH51 .K36 v.41:1.

Beattie, Andrew J. The Evolutionary Ecology of Ant-Plant Mutualisms. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 1985. Ent QL568 .F7 B36 1985.

Bolton, Bary. Hymenoptera, Formicidae. London: Royal Entomological Society of London, 1975. Ent QL482 .G7 H35 v.6:3c.

Bolton, Barry. Identification Guide to the Ant Genera of the World. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, c1994. Ent QL568 .F7 B64 1994.

Bolton, Barry. A New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1995. Ent QL568 .F7 B66 1995.

Cook, Thomas Wrentmore. The Ants of California. Palo Alto, CA: Pacific Books, 1953. Ent QL568 .F7 C77.

Creighton, William Steel. The Ants of North America. Cambridge, MA: The Museum, 1950. Ent QL568 .F7 C74 1950.

Crompton, John. Ways of the Ant. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1954. Main REF QL568 .F7 C76 1954.

Goetsch, Wilhelm. The Ants. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, c1957. Ent QL568 .F7 G613 1957.

Goodman, Steven M., ed. A Floral and Faunal Inventory of the Reserve Naturelle Integrale d'Andohahela, Madagascar: With Reference to Elevational Variation. Chicago, IL: Field Museum of Natural History, c1999. Main Serials QL1 .P4 n.s. no.94.

Gordon, Deborah. Ants at Work: How an Insect Society is Organized. New York: Free Press, c1999. Pub QL568 .F7 G64 1999.

Gotwald, William H. Army Ants: The Biology of Social Predation. Ithaca, NY: Comstock Pub. Associates, 1995. Ent QL568 .F7 G66 1995.

Hölldobler, Bert and Edward O. Wilson. The Ants. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1990. Ent Folio QL568 .F7 H57 1990.

Huxley, Julian. Ants. London, England: Dennis Dobson, 1949. Ent QL568 .F7 H85 1949.

Huxley, Camilla R. and David F. Cutler, eds. Ant-Plant Interactions. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. Ent QL568 .F7 A55 1991.

Imes, Rick. The Practical Entomologist. New York: Simon and Schuster, c1992. Main REF QL463 .I54 1992.

Klotz, John H., et al. Carpenter Ants. Emporia, KS: Emporia State University, 1999. Main Serials QH51 .K36 v.45:4.

LaSalle, J. and I.D. Gauld, eds. Hymenoptera and Biodiversity. Wallingford, Oxon, UK : C A B International, c1993. Ent QL563 .H963 1993.

Lofgren, Clifford, et al., eds. Fire Ants and Leaf-Cutting Ants: Biology and Management. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1986. Ent QL568 .F7 F45 1986.

Mallis, Arnold. A List of the Ants of California, with Notes on their Habits and Distribution. Los Angeles, CA: Southern California Academy of Sciences, 1941. Ent QL568 .F7 M34.

Morley, Derek Wragge. Ants. London, England: Collins, 1953. Ent QL568 .F7 M6.

Newman, L. Hugh. Ants from Close Up. New York: Crowell, c1967. Ent QL568 .F7 N52 1967.

Ordish, George. The Year of the Ant. New York: Scribner, c1978. Ent QL568 .F7 O7.

Taber, Stephen Welton. Fire Ants. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, c2000. Ent QL568 .F7 T2347 2000.

Taber, Stephen Welton. The World of the Harvester Ants. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, c1998. Ent QL568 .F7 T235 1998.

Trager, James, ed. Advances in Myrmecology. Leiden, NY: E.J. Brill, 1988. Ent QL568 .F7 A38 1988.

Wheeler, George C. Ant Larvae: Review and Synthesis. Washington, D.C.: Entomological Society of Washington, 1976. Ent QL568 .F7 W563 1976.

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Beech, Linda. The Magic School Bus Gets Ants in its Pants: A Book about Ants. New York: Scholastic, c1996. Biodiv Juv QL568 .F7 B43 1996.

Benedict, Kitty. Ant. Mankato, MN: Creative Education; Chicago, IL: Distributed by Britannica c1993. Biodiv Juv QL568 .F7 B46 1993.

Bix, Cynthia Overbeck. Ants. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Pub. Co., 1982. Biodiv Juv QL568 .F7 O93 1982.

Danks, H. V. The Bug Book. New York: Workman Pub., c1987. Biodiv Juv QL467.2 .D36 1987.

Dorros, Arthur. Ant Cities. New York: Harper & Row, 1988. Biodiv Juv QL568 .F7 D75 1987.

Dunrea, Olivier. Deep Down Underground. New York: Collier Macmillan, c1989. Biodiv Juv PZ7 .D922 De 1989.

Fischer-Nagel, Heiderose. An Ant Colony. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, 1989. Biodiv Juv QL568 .F7 F4613 1989.

Morris, Neil. Where Do Ants Live: Questions Kids Ask about Backyard Nature. Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest Kids, c1995. Biodiv Juv QH48 .M863 1995.

Ross, Edward Shearman. Ants. Mankato, MN: Child's World, c1993. Biodiv Juv QL568 .F7 R67 1993.

Van Allsburg, Chris. Two Bad Ants. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. Biodiv Juv PZ7 .V266 Tw 1988.

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CURRICULUM

Dunn, Gary A. Project B.U.G.S.: (Better Understanding of the Great Six-Leggers): Level I. Lansing, MI: Young Entomologists' Society, c1994. Biodiv QL468.5 .D858 1994.

Kids in Gardens: Teacher Resource: Student Education Program. [Richmond, Calif.]: The Institute; [Martinez, Calif.?]: The District, [1997 or 1998]. Biodiv QH541.5 .G37 K52 1997.

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Bug City Video Series: Ants. Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media, c1998. Pub QL467.2 .B83 1998 tape 1.

Little Creatures who Run the World . Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, c1995. Pub QL568 .F7 L58 1995.

Multimedia Bugs: The Complete Interactive Guide to Insects [CD-ROM]. Boulder, CO: Inroads Interactive, c1996. Pub QL463 .M77 1996

Savage Garden. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Video, c1997. Pub QL496 .S29 1997.

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Materials with call numbers Pub, Pub Juv, Biodiv, and Biodiv Juv are available for loan to Academy members.

September 2003