The Buzz about Bees Biology of a Superorganism /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2008. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78729-7 |
Table of Contents:
- 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.