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

• VerfasserIn: Seeley, Thomas D,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2022]; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (317 p.)
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674043404
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674043404?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Thomas D Seeley.

This book describes and illustrates the results of more than fifteen years of elegant experimental studies conducted by the author to investigate how a colony of bees is organized to gather its resources. The results of his research--including studies of the shaking signal, tremble dance, and waggle dance--offer the clearest, most detailed picture available of how a highly integrated animal society works.