The Buzz about Bees Biology of a Superorganism /
“Whereas bee colonies were once seen as perfect societies of selfless workers and drones ruled by a queen, Tautz presents them as a self-organized, complex adaptive system that he considers “a mammal in many bodies”. This comprehensive introduction to honeybee biology (originally published as Phänom...
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| Materialtyp: | Elektronisk E-bok |
| Språk: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2008.
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| Upplaga: | 1st ed. 2008. |
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| Länkar: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78729-7 |
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Innehållsförteckning:
- Prolog: The Bee Colony — a Mammal in Many Bodies
- Man’s Smallest Domestic Animal — a Picture Guide
- The Inevitable Honeybees
- Propagated Immortality
- Honeybees — a Model for Success
- What Bees Know About Flowers
- Honeybee Sex, and Virgin Brides
- Royal Jelly — Designer Diet in Bee Colonies
- The Largest Organ of the Bee Colony — Construction and Function of the Comb
- Cultivated Intelligence
- Is Honey Thicker than Blood: How Important Is the Family?
- The Circle Closes
- Epilog: The Future for Bees and Mankind.