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Item specifics

Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Release Year
2008
Book Title
The Buzz about Bees: Biology of a Superorganism
ISBN
9783540787273

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
ISBN-10
3540787275
ISBN-13
9783540787273
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65963232

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
Xiv, 284 Pages
Publication Name
Buzz about Bees : Biology of a Superorganism
Language
English
Subject
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Animals / Insects & Spiders, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Author
Jürgen Tautz
Subject Area
Nature, Science
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight
26 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Photographed by
Heilmann, Helga R.
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
595.799
Table Of Content
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.
Synopsis
Tis book, already translated into ten languages, may at frst sight appear to be just about honeybees and their biology. It c- tains, however, a number of deeper messages related to some of the most basic and important principles of modern biology. Te bees are merely the actors that take us into the realm of phys- ology, genetics, reproduction, biophysics and learning, and that introduce us to the principles of natural selection underlying the evolution of simple to complex life forms. Te book destroys the cute notion of bees as anthropomorphic icons of busy self-sacr -i fcing individuals and presents us with the reality of the colony as an integrated and independent being--a "superorganism"--with its own, almost eerie, emergent group intelligence. We are s- prised to learn that no single bee, from queen through drone to sterile worker, has the oversight or control over the colony. - stead, through a network of integrated control systems and fee- backs, and communication between individuals, the colony - rives at consensus decisions from the bottom up through a type of "swarm intelligence". Indeed, there are remarkable parallels between the functional organization of a swarming honeybee colony and vertebrate brains., With spectacularly beautiful colour photographs, this easily understandable text tells the story of honeybees in a new perspective. Based on the latest data, notably from his own research group, Jürgen Tautz provides a wonderful insight into the realm of bees.
LC Classification Number
QL1-991

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