The Future of Life (2002)
Biological Diversity: The Oldest Human Heritage (1999)
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge (1998)
In Search of Nature (1996)
Naturalist (1994); new edition, 2006
Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration,
with Bert Hölldobler (1994)
The Diversity of Life (1992)
Success and Dominance in Ecosystems: The Case of the Social Insects (1990)
The Ants, with Bert Hölldobler (1990); Pulitzer Prize, General Nonfiction, 1991
Biophilia (1984)
Promethean Fire: Reflections on the Origin of Mind,
with Charles J. Lumsden (1983)
Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects, with George F. Oster (1978)
On Human Nature (1978); Pulitzer Prize, General Nonfiction, 1979
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (1975); new edition, 2000
The Insect Societies (1971)
A Primer of Population Biology, with William H. Bossert (1971)
The Theory of Island Biogeography, with Robert H. MacArthur (1967)
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