The Wisdom of the Hive : : The Social Physiology of Honey Bee Colonies / / Thomas D Seeley.
This book describes and illustrates the results of more than fifteen years of elegant experimental studies conducted by the author to investigate how a colony of bees is organized to gather its resources. The results of his research--including studies of the shaking signal, tremble dance, and waggle...
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2022] ©1995 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I. INTRODUCTION -- 1. The Issues -- 2. The Honey Bee Colony -- 3. The Foraging Abilities of a Colony -- PART II. EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS -- 4. Methods and Equipment -- 5. Allocation of Labor among Forage Sites -- 6. Coordination of Nectar Collecting and Nectar Processing -- 7. Regulation of Comb Construction -- 8. Regulation of Pollen Collection -- 9. Regulation of Water Collection -- PART III. OVERVIEW -- 10. The Main Features of Colony Organization -- 11. Enduring Lessons from the Hive -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | This book describes and illustrates the results of more than fifteen years of elegant experimental studies conducted by the author to investigate how a colony of bees is organized to gather its resources. The results of his research--including studies of the shaking signal, tremble dance, and waggle dance--offer the clearest, most detailed picture available of how a highly integrated animal society works. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674043404 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674043404?locatt=mode:legacy |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Thomas D Seeley. |