9. Professor at the Bussey

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Prologue: Ants, Elephants, and Men: Strands from the Fabric of Natural History 1
6. 1. Bright Beginnings 13
7. 2. The World of Science Opens 33
8. 3. Two Universities Are Born–and a Career Is Launched 56
9. 4. European Interlude 81
10. 5. Woods Hole and Chicago 99
11. 6. Texas: Enter the Ant 114
12. 7. In and Out of New York 135
13. 8. "Ants Are to Be Found Everywhere" 158
14. 9. Professor at the Bussey 178
15. 10. Student of Animal Behavior 205
16. 11. Colleagues, Credos, and Crises 231
17. 12. Student of Insect Sociality 253
18. 13. Distant Places and Home Port 271
19. 14. The Measure of a Man 301
20. Bibliography of William Morton Wheeler 323
21. Notes 345
22. Index 357