Nature Revealed: Selected writings, 1949-2006.NATURE REVEALED: Selected writings, 1949-2006 EDWARD O, WILSON Wilson is a pioneer in studies of sociobiology sociobiology, controversial field that studies how natural selection, previously used only to explain the evolution of physical characteristics, shapes behavior in animals and humans. and biodiversity. This new collection of essays starts with his first published work, on the fire ant fire ant Any of a genus (Solenopsis) of insects in the ant family, several species of which are common in southern North America. They are red or yellowish and can inflict a severe sting. The semipermanent nest consists of a loose mound with open craters for ventilation. , which originally appeared in 1949 when Wilson was a 19-year-old senior at the University of Alabama The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as 'Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship campus of the University of Alabama System. . The book includes 60 other essays covering Wilson's career Buntil the present day. They appear exactly as first published in journals, books, and magazines such as Scientific American Scientific American U.S. monthly magazine interpreting scientific developments to lay readers. It was founded in 1845 as a newspaper describing new inventions. By 1853 its circulation had reached 30,000 and it was reporting on various sciences, such as astronomy and . Each essay is preceded by a short introduction explaining the context of the piece and what the author and other scientists were thinking about and exploring at the time of its publication. Wilson discusses topics as diverse as evolutionary biology, ecology, and behavioral biology. Wilson has won two Pulitzer Prizes, the first for his 1979 book On Human Nature and the second for his 1991 book The Ants. Neither of those works is excerpted in this volume, however. Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University, mainly at Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins in 1867 had a group of his associates incorporated as the trustees of a university and a hospital, endowing each with $3.5 million. Daniel C. Press, 2006, 736 p., hardcover, $35.00. |
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