Biology of the Honey Bee

Name: Biology of the Honey Bee
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ISBN: 9780674074088

ISBN-10: 0674074084

ISBN-13: 9780674074088

Edition: 1987

Authors: Mark L. Winston

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From ancient cave paintings of honey bee nests to modern science's richly diversified investigation of honey bee biology and its applications, the human imagination has long been captivated by the mysterious and highly sophisticated behavior of this paragon among insect societies. In the first broad treatment of honey bee biology to appear in decades, Mark Winston provides rare access to the world of this extraordinary insect. In a bright and engaging style Winston probes the dynamics of the honey bee's social organization. He recreates for us the complex infrastructure of the nest, describes the highly specialized behavior of workers, queens, and drones, and examines in detail the…

Book details

List price: $53.00
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 10/21/1987
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 294
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Kenneth Brink is a Senior Scientist in the Department of Physical Oceanography at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. He is a world leader in coastal and shelf dynamics and the coupling between shelf and deep ocean circulation. He is past president of The Oceanography Society.Mark L. Winston is a Fellow in the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University.



Introduction


The Origins and Evolutionary History of Bees


Form and Function: Honey Bee Anatomy


Development and Nutrition


Nest Architecture


The Age-Related Activities of Worker Bees


Other Worker Activities


The Chemical World of Honey Bees


Communication and Orientation


The Collection of Food


Reproduction: Swarming and Supersedure


Drones, Queens, and Mating


The Biology of Temperate and Tropical Honey Bees


Reference


Author Index


Subject Index