Edward Wilson Oster (41 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Green Gilt-Stamped Cloth. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. **While the "stock image" at left provided by Abebooks pictures the front panel of the dust jacket, my copy lacks the dust jacket.** Bottom of free front endpaper has two small stray marks; the half-title page's upper inner margin seems to have glued to the top of the free front endpaper verso, perhaps accidentally, as that hinge is holding securely overall -- that glue caused slight discoloration to the front endpapers; tight, text clean. xv, [1], 352 p., with in-text illustrations and 1 plate [otob: 27].…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1978. Zoology, Insects. Princeton University Press. 352p., very good cloth and good+ dust jacket, this one has previous owner's bookplate 7/26.

Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. Owner's name on front free endpage.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Nature, insects, Entomology) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Text and images unmarked. Dj lightly shelf worn with small holes on top edge of spine, in a mylar cover.

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Good+/Very Good. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Good+/Very Good. 1978. . Hardcover w/DJ. 8vo., 352 pp., shelfwear, blindstamp on ffe . Black & White Illustrations, Color Plate (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Princeton Univ Publ . 1978 First Edition. Small blind stamp on blank frontis page else clean tight and bright, appears unread. Blue green cloth hardcover like new DJ is in VG++ condition clean and bright. Monographs in Population Biology 12.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First printing. 8vo. Green cloth, with gilt spine lettering. Frontis African weaver ant. 352 pages, with Glossary, Bibliography, and Index. With drawings, graphs, and charts. No names, remainder marks, or marks to text. In illustrated dust-jacket. Monographs in Population Biology - 12. A crisp, unmarked, as new copy in dust-jacket.…

Condition: Very Good. 1978. Zoology, Insects. Princeton University Press. 352p., very good paperback, front cover corner has a slight curl at the very corner 7/26.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. This book is from a library and may include stamps, tape, and markings. Dust jacket condition is Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Princeton: Princeton, 1978. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. Clean pages and sturdy binding. Jacket spine panel looks a bit sunned, light shelf wear. A nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Copyright Date: 1978 Octavo, 1978, PP,351, Monographs In Population Biology 12, First Edition. Text Figures (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

cloth, 8vo xv+352 pp., ills. insect societies; insects, ecology; very good condition.

Condition: New.

Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). 353 pps.

dj. First Edition. Octavo (22cm); green cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [xvi],[2],3-352,[2]pp. Monographs in Population Biology, 12. Light rubbing of cloth to corners, else Near Fine. Dustwrapper has trivial surface wear; Near Fine. Explores sociobiology in relation to genetic evolution, with a focus on insect colonies and organization. [86910].…

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. Princeton university press. 1978. In-8. Bon état, 352 pages. Nombreux graphiques en noir et blanc, in text. Texte en anglais. Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. Avec plastique de protection.

Octavo,352 pp.,text illustrations, publisher's cloth. Monographs in Population Biology No. 12.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 372 1:B&W 5.5 x 8.5 in or 216 x 140 mm (Demy 8vo) Perfect Bound on Creme w/Gloss Lam.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.4.

Paperback. Condition: New. In this pathbreaking and far-reaching work George Oster and Edward Wilson provide the first fully developed theory of caste evolution among the social insects. Furthermore, in studying the effects of natural selection in generally increasing the insects' ergonomic efficiency, they go beyond the concentration of previous researchers on the physiological mechanisms of the insects and turn our attention instead to the scale and efficiency of the insects' division of labor. Recognizing that the efficiency of the insect colony is based on a complex fitting of the division of labor to many simultaneous needs, including those imposed by the distribution of resources and enemies around the nest, Professors Oster and Wilson are able to construct a series of mathematical models to characterize the agents of natural selection that promote particular caste systems. The social insects play a key role in the subject of sociobiology because their social organization is so rigid and can be related to genetic evolution. Because of this important consideration, the authors' work has consequences not only for entomology but also for general evolutionary theory.…

Condition: New.