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"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 publ...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tautz, Jürgen (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Temas:
Zoology.
Environment.
Behavior genetics.
Ecology .
Evolution (Biology).
Agriculture.
Environmental Sciences.
Behavioral Genetics.
Ecology.
Evolutionary Biology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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