The Wisdom of the Hive : : The Social Physiology of Honey Bee Colonies /

The Wisdom of the Hive : : The Social Physiology of Honey Bee Colonies / / Thomas D. Seeley.

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This book is about the inner workings of one of nature’s most complex animal societies: the honey bee colony. It describes and illustrates the results of more than fifteen years of elegant experimental studies conducted by the author. In his investigations, Thomas Seeley has sought the answer to the...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999
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Seeley, Thomas D.,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]
©1995
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (317 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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