Entomological photographs, 1952.

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Entomological photographs, 1952.

Photographs documenting Dr. Theodore Christian Schneirla's laboratory and field work in Panama on the behavior of army ants, including views of Bill Johnson, the thermograph operator. Also shows ant raids, emigration, bivouac, queen, larvae, and measurement. Photographs were taken by Robert Elwood Logan; and copy photographs by Alex J. Rota and Robert Elwood Logan. Photographs are identified.

483 photonegatives : b&w.454 photoprints : b&w.

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American Philosophical Society

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Schneirla, T. C. 1902-1968.

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Logan, Robert Elwood.

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Rota, Alex J.

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John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1959

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American Museum of Natural History. Barro Colorado Island Laboratory.

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Sponsored by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the United States Office of Naval Research, the American Philosophical Society, and the National Research Council. From the description of Entomological photographs, 1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155532993 ...